AIRCRAFT GUNS and GUN SYSTEMS

20mm – F-15E Gatling Gun System

The 20mm F-15E Gatling Gun System is a lightweight linear linkless ammunition feed system, which offers configuration flexibility and improved ammunition packaging efficiency. These features provide additional space for other aircraft equipment.

The lightweight linear ammunition feed system provides high reliability and maximum round capacity for aircraft’s allotted space envelope. The F-15E feed system is fully compatible with all M-50 series and the improved PGU-28/B ammunition, as well as our M61A2 gun.

20mm – FA-18 Gatling Gun System

The 20mm FA-18 Gatling Gun system operates on the same proven principles that other General Dynamics 20mm Gatling gun systems use providing a wide array of extremely reliable features for positive round control throughout ammunition storage and the transfer cycle. The F/A-18 E/F uses special materials and processes that yield extended life and reduced wear of the precision-engineered sprockets, guides, ammo drum and round paths. It also features proven gear box designs that provide reliable, precise and efficient power transfer.

20mm – M61A1/M61A2 Gatling Gun

The 20mm M61A1 and M61A2 is an externally powered six-barrel gatling gun systems that offers lightweight, highly lethal combat support for a variety of air, land and sea platforms.

The M61A1 and M61A2 increases multiple-hit probabilities when compared to single barrel guns operating at lower rates of fire. The M61A1 and M61A2 weapons are based on the proven Gatling principle of operation and provide reliability up to 10 times greater than single-barrel guns. The M61A2 shares the same features as the M61A1, but is 20 percent lighter. The M61A2 will meet or exceed the M61A1 gun’s reliability, maintainability and supportability features.

20mm – XM301 Lightweight Gatling

The 20mm XM301 is the lightest 20mm Gatling gun in the world. It features firing rates of 750 and 1,500 shots per minute, making it the ideal product for platforms that require air-to-air and air-to-ground lethality in a lightweight package. The XM301 fires at twice the rate of a single-barrel gun of similar caliber and weight. When combined with high accuracy and an optimum dispersion pattern, the rate of fire provides superior precision-kill capability. The XM301 is also rugged enough to withstand long burst lengths without damage.

25mm – GAU-12/U Gatling Gun

The 25mm GAU-12/U Gatling Gun is an externally powered gatling gun adaptable for air, land and sea platforms. The GAU-12/U has significant muzzle energy and combat lethality. These factors, when combined with a maximum firing rate of 4,200 shots per minute, provide an effective weapon for a variety of combat missions.

Each of the GAU-12/U’s five barrels contain its own breech bolt assembly, which fires once per gun revolution. This ensures extended barrel life by distributing firing loads over all five barrels. Continuous rotary motion reduces impact loads on gun components, providing extended parts life and high reliability.

30mm – GPU-5/A Gatling Gun Pod

The 30mm GPU-5/A Gatling gun pod incorporates the four-barrel 30mm GAU-13/A Gatling gun and linear linkless ammunition feed system. The GPU-5/A is the world’s only 30mm gun pod that fires armor-piercing GAU-8/A ammunition. This ammunition offers up to four times the kinetic energy at twice the range compared to conventional 20mm or Aden 30mm rounds. It is capable of stopping amphibious vehicle assaults and destroying a wide range of armored mobile and fixed targets at extended ranges.

The GPU-5/A can be installed on the wing or body centerline stations of a variety of tactical aircraft. It has low recoil loads, is lightweight and contains its own power. It has been flown and tested on A-4, A-7, F-4, F-5, F-15 and F-16 aircraft. The GPU-5/A pod can be mounted onto standard 30-inch aircraft racks in less than ten minutes.