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Aircraft Armament Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 12 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Aircraft Armament, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

12 weapon systems

M61A1 Vulcan cannon, 20mm aircraft cannon, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsM61A1 Vulcan cannon20mm aircraft cannonSide: UnknownBuilt: General Electric / United StatesThe M61A1 Vulcan cannon is a U.S.-origin six-barrel 20 mm aircraft gun built by General Electric and used as fighter armament on aircraft such as the F-4E Phantom II. Official Air Force material describes it as a high-rate rotary cannon driven by the aircraft's electrical, hydraulic, or ram-air systems.

30 mm ADEN cannon, 30 mm aircraft cannon, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVs30 mm ADEN cannon30 mm aircraft cannonSide: UnknownBuilt: Royal Small Arms Factory / United KingdomThe 30 mm ADEN cannon is a British aircraft revolver cannon developed from the German MG 213 concept and built by Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield. RAF and IWM records tie the gun to post-war British fighters and trainer aircraft, including Lightning F6 service and later Hawk 127 gunpod use.

7.62 mm machine-gun pod, Self-contained underwing gun pod, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVs7.62 mm machine-gun podSelf-contained underwing gun podSide: UnknownBuilt: General Electric / United StatesThe 7.62 mm machine-gun pod is a self-contained external aircraft gun pod in the General Electric SUU-11 family, built around a 7.62 mm minigun installation. Open sources connect it to armed trainers and light-attack aircraft such as the Aero L-29 Delfin and Northrop AT-38B Talon, where it was carried on underwing or weapons-pylon hardpoints for weapons training and close-support use.

GAU-18/A machine gun, .50 caliber machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGAU-18/A machine gun.50 caliber machine gunSide: UnknownBuilt: Browning / U.S. military contractors / United StatesThe GAU-18/A is a U.S. .50-caliber helicopter machine gun in the Browning M2/M3 family. Air Force testing ties it to HH-60W rescue-helicopter armament, and FN's EMGS system supports window-mounted installation on that airframe.

GAU-21, .50-caliber machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGAU-21.50-caliber machine gunSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumThe GAU-21 is FN Herstal's U.S. Navy designation for the M3M .50-caliber machine gun, a remote-fired rotary-wing gun for helicopter and aircraft mounts. FN says the design is an evolution of the M3 family, and DVIDS documents HH-60W testing with the weapon in 2022.

GAU-2C mini-gun, 7.62 mm minigun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGAU-2C mini-gun7.62 mm minigunSide: UnknownBuilt: General Electric / United StatesThe GAU-2C mini-gun is a U.S. 7.62 mm electrically driven six-barrel minigun in the GAU-2 family. Air Force and DVIDS reporting documented the 41st Rescue Squadron testing it on the HH-60W Jolly Green II in March 2022, and rescue-helicopter coverage places the GAU-2C in the HH-60 weapon fit.

M134 Minigun, 7.62 mm minigun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsM134 Minigun7.62 mm minigunSide: UnknownBuilt: General Electric / United StatesThe M134 Minigun is a U.S.-origin 7.62 mm electrically driven six-barrel rotary machine gun developed by General Electric for helicopter crews in Vietnam. It later spread to aircraft, vehicle, and boat mounts, and FN Herstal's HH-60W documentation identifies the 7.62 mm M134 as compatible with the rescue helicopter's window-mounted gun system.

GAU-19 machine gun, machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGAU-19 machine gunmachine gunSide: UnknownBuilt: Fulcrum Concepts, LLC / United StatesFulcrum Concepts' GAU-19 machine gun is a lightweight three-barrel Gatling gun family for air, land, and sea mounts. The current weapon system uses .50 caliber M9-linked ammunition, electric drive, and roughly 1,300 rounds per minute.

FN M3P .50-caliber machine gun, Remote-fired .50-caliber machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsFN M3P .50-caliber machine gunRemote-fired .50-caliber machine gunSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumThe FN M3P is FN Herstal's .50-caliber (12.7x99 mm) single-barrel high-rate-of-fire machine gun for remote firing from aircraft, ground vehicles, naval craft, and remote weapon stations. FN says the M3P entered U.S. service on the Avenger in 1989, and Army reporting later shows it reused on the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.

20 mm gun pod, Aircraft gun pod, Munitions

Munitions20 mm gun podAircraft gun podSide: UnknownBuilt: KNDS France / FranceKNDS's NC621 is a jettisonable 20 mm aircraft gun pod built around the 20M621 cannon. Official KNDS documentation gives a 180-round capacity, 750 rounds per minute firing rate, and compatibility with helicopters, light aircraft, and drones; AT-3 references also list 20 mm gun pods among the aircraft's carried stores.

12.7 mm gun pod, 0.50-caliber gun pod, Support Equipment

Support Equipment12.7 mm gun pod0.50-caliber gun podSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumFN Herstal's 12.7 mm HMP family is a fixed-forward airborne gun pod built around the company's .50 cal M3P machine gun for helicopters and subsonic aircraft. The HMP400 variant carries 400 rounds and appears in Textron Aviation Defense's AT-6 Wolverine stores list.

BRU-57/A smart multiple carriage rack, Smart multiple carriage rack, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentBRU-57/A smart multiple carriage rackSmart multiple carriage rackSide: UnknownBuilt: L3Harris Technologies / United StatesThe BRU-57/A smart multiple carriage rack is a U.S. aircraft support system from L3Harris that releases two smart weapons from a single station. It incorporates two BRU-46 pyrotechnic racks, is fielded on the F-16, and is compatible with F-16 Block 40 and above as well as JDAM and JSOW weapons.