Aircraft & UAVs

7.62 mm machine-gun pod

The 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.

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

Image source: Commons SUU-11 in AC-47

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: General Electric
Type: Self-contained underwing gun pod
Service note: Cold War-era aircraft armament fit retained on trainer and light attack aircraft

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Specifications

Caliber: 7.62 mm
Installation: Underwing or weapons-pylon mounted pod
Aircraft use: Weapons training, close air support, and light attack
Ammunition capacity: 1,500 rounds
Firing rate: 3,000 or 6,000 rounds per minute selectable
Weight: 245 lb empty / 325 lb loaded
Related weapon family: GAU-2B/A / SUU-11 series gun pod

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Used on armed trainers and light-attack aircraft as a removable gun-pod installation
Used by: Air forces using armed trainers

Carrier Aircraft

Open sources show the L-29 Delfin could be fitted with 7.62 mm machine-gun pods on its underwing hardpoints for training and light attack.

Carrier aircraft	Aircraft role	Documented use
Aero L-29 Delfin	Jet trainer and light attack aircraft	Sources describe two underwing 7.62 mm machine-gun pods as part of its weapons-training fit.

Carrier Aircraft

Open sources show the L-29 Delfin could be equipped with underwing gun pods for weapons training and light attack.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

Aero L-29 Delfin

Jet trainer and light attack aircraft

Skytamer and museum sources describe the L-29 as carrying two 7.62 mm machine-gun pods under the wings for weapons-training and light-attack use.

Sources: Skytamer L-29 Delfin

7.62 mm machine-gun pod Images

7.62 mm machine-gun pod, Self-contained underwing gun pod, Aircraft & UAVs - view 1 — Source: Commons SUU-11 in AC-47

7.62 mm machine-gun pod, Self-contained underwing gun pod, Aircraft & UAVs - view 2 — Source: Commons Miniguns and Snoopy

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Sources

7.62mm SUU-11B-A Minigun PodPublisher: AC-119 Gunship Association | Note: Supports the General Electric SUU-11B/A pod's 7.62 mm GAU-2B/A minigun fit, 1,500-round ammunition capacity, selectable 3,000/6,000 rpm firing rate, and loaded/empty weight. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 GAU-2/A and SUU-11/APublisher: Designation-Systems.Net | Note: Supports the General Electric origin of the GAU-2/A 7.62 mm six-barrel minigun used in the SUU-11/A pod family. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 AT-38B TalonPublisher: National Museum of the United States Air Force | Note: Supports the pod's use on an AT-38B weapons pylon and its role as a 7.62 mm gun pod for training and light attack. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Air Force Magazine Gallery of ClassicsPublisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine | Note: Supports the SUU-11B/A gun-pod designation and the associated GAU-2B/A 7.62 mm minigun family. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Skytamer L-29 DelfinPublisher: Skytamer Images | Note: Supports the L-29 relationship claim that underwing hardpoints could carry two 7.62 mm machine-gun pods. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Commons SUU-11 in AC-47Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the SUU-11 gun-pod image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Commons Miniguns and SnoopyPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the alternate gun-pod image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23