Israel is considering mounting rotary cannons on armored vehicles to shoot down drones. Israel may put the Vulcan cannon used on F-16s on an armored personnel carrier. Ukraine uses autocannons and ...
In the era of sophisticated long-range air-to-air missiles, cannons on aircraft may seem quaint—but they still serve a vital purpose. For over a century, the cannon has been the fighter aircraft’s ...
In this compilation, we explore three of America's most powerful chain guns that are redefining modern warfare. First up is the Cannon-Based Air Defense (CBAD) system, Northrop Grumman's revolutionary ...
As the war escalated, engineers kept trying to turn aircraft into flying artillery, fitting giant cannons to Mosquitos, ...
In the First World War, fighter aircraft typically had only two light machine guns. By the Second World War, the firepower ...