Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown that anti-aircraft guns are still relevant to air defense in an age when relatively inexpensive drones can pose a growing threat to troops and civilians. As part ...

The US Army moved fast to arm its Stryker armored vehicles with a powerful autocannon. The 30mm gun would even the odds with Russian and Chinese troop carriers. But the Army put in a large order ...

Key Points and Summary on A-10 Warthog Cannon - The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that produces the iconic "BRRRRT" ...

Live-fire trials of the AH-64 with XM1225 APEX ammunition come as both U.S. and Russian attack helicopters experiment with proximity-fused cannon rounds to defeat small UAVs. The U.S. Army conducted ...

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Summary and Key Points: In the twilight of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force explored replacing the A-10 Thunderbolt II, known for its 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon, with a variant of the F-16, dubbed the ...

The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an airplane that refuses to die even if the U.S. military struggles to replace it. Even so, not every example ever built is still flying over an active ...