The DEFA cannon (Direction des Études et Fabrications d'Armement) is a family of widely used French-made aircraft revolver cannon firing 30 mm caliber...
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cannon developed to replace the DEFA 550 series weapons on French military aircraft. Introduced in the late 1980s, the GIAT 30 is a revolver cannon with...
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the MK 213, producing the ADEN and DEFA, respectively. Switzerland produced the Oerlikon KCA. The American M39 cannon used the 20 mm version, re-chambered...
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and Singapore. The Israeli Air Force replaced the Mk 12 cannon with the French 30 mm DEFA cannon (a revolver design) in its Skyhawks, while the Republic...
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5 Straden". GIAT also introduced their version of the design as the DEFA cannon; the two weapons are very similar. The ADEN Mk 5 became the basis for...
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century derivative of ADEN, 113mm long variant DEFA cannon – comparable older French design, 113mm long ADEN cannon – comparable older British design, 111mm...
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M230 chain gun (redirect from M230 Cannon)
the ADEN cannon and DEFA cannon, although U.S. Apaches use Lightweight 30 mm rounds made with a lighter alloy than brass (ADEN) or steel (DEFA) cases....
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Hispano-Suiza HS.404 (redirect from Hispano 20mm cannon)
powerful revolving 30 mm ADEN cannon in most of their post-war aircraft, while the French used the similar DEFA cannon, firing similar ammunition. The...
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List of autocannon (section Revolver cannons)
There are many types, including chain guns, gast guns, revolver cannons, and rotary cannons. They are being used as military aircraft main guns, naval guns...
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lighter cannon built by the same company but with higher recoil GIAT 30 - comparable French design, also at 113mm long, & the longer 150mm DEFA cannon - comparable...
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