The US Army moved fast to arm its Stryker armored vehicles with a powerful autocannon. The 30mm gun would even the odds with Russian and Chinese troop carriers. But the Army put in a large order ...

The Stryker is getting more firepower, and it’s safer for crews, too, after General Dynamics replaced the manned, unarmored turret. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site ...

Key Points and Summary on A-10 Warthog Cannon - The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that produces the iconic "BRRRRT" ...

The US Marine Corps has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract to supply long-lead items for its Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm program (ACV-30). According to Kongsberg, this signals the ...

The Vietnam War had demonstrated to the United States Air Force a need for a better CAS (Close Air Support) aircraft, along with the looming threat of the growing numbers of Soviet armor. The Army had ...

Summary and Key Points: In the twilight of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force explored replacing the A-10 Thunderbolt II, known for its 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon, with a variant of the F-16, dubbed the ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The first prototype Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle, outfitted with a 30 mm cannon, was delivered to the Army Thursday. The upgraded Stryker vehicle will be known as ...

"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said.

Serbia's Military Technical Institute (MTI) rolled out the latest variant of the M-80 at the Partner 2023 exhibition in Belgrade. The BVP M-80AB2 is armed with a new Zastava 30 mm M12 autocannon, and ...

International attention has been drawn to tank warfare in Ukraine. Tanks have big guns, but medium-caliber cannons on other armored vehicles can be just as deadly. Those smaller cannons have "shaped ...