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Northrop Grumman’s Sky Viper 20mm cannon.
Northrop Designing 'Sky Viper' Cannon for Army's Futuristic Attack Helicopter

The new chain gun, named the Sky Viper, will be similar to the M230 30mm cannon.

The Army's new prototype of the Army's Stryker vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon. Photo: Scout Warrior
Army Taps Five Firms to Study How to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers

The U.S. Army recently selected five defense firms to participate in a design study for mounting a 30mm cannon on a Stryker.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Bill Boecker)
Proposed Army 1,000-Mile Supergun Could Be Ultimate Standoff Weapon

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An M109 Paladin gun crew with B Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, Division Artillery, at Fort Bliss, Texas, fires into the mountains of Oro Grande Range Complex, New Mexico, on Feb. 14, 2018.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gabrielle Weaver)
Army Moves Closer to 70-Kilometer Artillery with New Rocket-Assisted Round

The service is inching closer to the its short-term goal of developing a 155-millimeter cannon that will shoot out to 70kms.

An Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft moves out of position after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
Proposed Cannon Would Turn the B-1 Bomber into a Gunship

Boeing has been granted a patent for a cannon to enhance the aircraft's ability to take on more close-air support roles.

Leaders from the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, took part in a June 15 live-fire event at the Red Cloud range to demonstrate the potential of mounting 30mm cannons on recon vehicle prototypes.(Patrick A. Albright)
Army Maneuver Leaders Tout Need for More Lethal Recon Vehicles

Senior U.S. Army maneuver officials recently took part in a firepower demonstration of reconnaissance vehicle prototypes.

The Army's new prototype of the Army's Stryker vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon. Photo: Scout Warrior
Army's New Up-Gunned Stryker Shoots Farther, Hits Harder

The U.S. Army recently took delivery of the first Stryker combat vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon.

Paratroopers fire rounds from an M119A3 howitzer on Fort Bragg, N.C., during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. The M119 series of howitzers is a proven workhorse now made better. (U.S. Army/ Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
M119 Howitzer Still Plays Critical Role for Army

More than two decades have passed since the first M119 howitzer rolled off the production line, yet it remains one of the...

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