Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on US Navy ship defense systems designed to defeat incoming missiles and ...

It is used in a variety of rotor wing aircraft in the “door gunner” position and is used by the U.S. Navy ... Gatling in the 1880s. Initial tests proved promising as a vintage Gatling gun ...

In order to make this possible, a U.S. Navy variant of the A-10 would have to remove the Gatling gun to accommodate reinforced front landing gear. Thus, the Navy would be getting a slower and far ...

Service: USAF Armament: AC-130H: 40mm and 105mm cannons; AC-130U: 40mm, 105mm cannons and 25mm gatling gun. Propulsion: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines Speed: 300 mph Range: 1,300 nm ...

The Phalanx is seen as the last line of defense, but it got the job done. The Gatling Gun-style weapon, which is based on the 20mm M61 Vulcan autocannon, can fire 20mm x 102mm rounds at an ...