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The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS), officially Gun, Air Defense Artillery, Self-Propelled 20-mm, M163, is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was primarily used by the United States Army. The M163 provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
The two versions of the Vulcan Air-Defense System, the towed M167 and self-propelled M163 VADS, were developed by the United States Army Weapons Command at Rock Island Arsenal in 1964. They were accepted as a replacement for the M45 Quadmount in 1965, and first production M167s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1967. [1]
Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota: Utility helicopter United States: 5: One lost in 2016 crash [101] Airbus Helicopters H145: Utility helicopter Germany: 5(+15) [102] AgustaWestland AW139: VIP transport/Utility helicopter Italy: 8 [103] [94] Mi-17V-5: Transport helicopter Russia: 10 [94] Schweizer 300C: Observation/Trainer helicopter United ...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills with evacuations ordered on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
See photos of the massive fire below: Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire by helicopter in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 7. Ethan Swope—AP.
The Machbet (Hebrew: מחבט, meaning "racquet") is an Israeli upgrade of the M163 Hovet self-propelled automatic anti-aircraft gun, based in turn on the M113 armored personnel carrier. In addition to the 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon it is armed with four FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile launch tubes. The Machbet comes equipped with an ...
An army of private volunteers including muleteers and helicopter pilots are helping deliver supplies and rescue stranded victims after one of the deadliest storms in recent history ripped through ...