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Order given for Gatling guns
Security Industry ^
| 3/8/2012
| Security Industry
Posted on 04/08/2012 10:08:22 PM PDT by U-238
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products said it will produce additional 20mm gun systems for use on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft.
The order for the weapons came under a contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command worth $7.8 million, the company said.
"General Dynamics has successfully produced the weapon system for the F/A-18 for more than 25 years," said Steve Elgin, vice president and general manager of armament systems for General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products.
"The M61A2 F/A-18 gun system continues to be relevant, affordable and extremely effective."
The M61A2 gun system is a six-barrel Gatling gun. It has a closed-loop rotary feed and can fire as many as 6,000 rounds a minute.
Additional details of the contract modification, as well as a delivery schedule, weren't disclosed but General Dynamics said the weapons would be produced at its facility in Saco, Maine.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 20mm; aerospace; banglist; f18; gatlingguns; m61a2; navair; superhornet; usnavy
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posted on
04/08/2012 10:08:35 PM PDT
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U-238
To: U-238
To: U-238
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posted on
04/08/2012 10:18:59 PM PDT
by
U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: RitchieAprile
Can a neighborhood watch citizen mount this on his jeep to allow the watchdog to fire as needed?
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posted on
04/08/2012 10:34:04 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: U-238
You mean Mini Gun
Its automated
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posted on
04/08/2012 10:49:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
No. An The M61 Vulcan for fixed wing aircraft. GE originally designed the and the gun id now designed for General Dynamics
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:08:48 PM PDT
by
U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: U-238
Whoops! Thought for sure that i was about to read another expose on DHS or NPS purchases...
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:10:05 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: U-238
At least they’re still made in America.
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:12:19 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
If you want added punch, use depleted uranium and it will turn a tank into swiss cheese.
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:13:42 PM PDT
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U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: U-238
Still not the GAU-8 Avenger, though.
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:18:29 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Signature for sale.)
To: wastedyears
No, that is the USAF A-10 30 mm gatling gun.
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:19:55 PM PDT
by
U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: wastedyears
General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger
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posted on
04/08/2012 11:23:02 PM PDT
by
U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: U-238
Fast movers have pretty much been moved out of the air to ground strafing role. The best rounds for air to air are simple blue target practice rounds. It was discovered that 20MM high explosive incendiary rounds were too expensive and don't cause the desired damage. TP rounds put holes in a plane just as well letting aerodynamics do the rest by making small holes larger.
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04/08/2012 11:30:51 PM PDT
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Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: U-238
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04/09/2012 12:04:48 AM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: U-238
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posted on
04/09/2012 12:05:25 AM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: U-238
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posted on
04/09/2012 12:06:05 AM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: ETL
Outlaw Josey Wales is one of my favorites. Especially that scene
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posted on
04/09/2012 12:06:11 AM PDT
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U-238
(Time is like a river made up of events which happen,and its currents is strong;no sooner its swept)
To: U-238
Yep. Unfortunately, the good old days for movies, television and music are long gone.
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04/09/2012 12:10:53 AM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: ETL
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posted on
04/09/2012 1:06:42 AM PDT
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QT3.14
(Hate Crime: Political Correctness on steroids.)
To: ETL
For those pesky commutes...(What Would Chuck Drive)
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04/09/2012 3:20:31 AM PDT
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Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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