The National Interest

The M61A2 Is Just the Latest Generation of the Civil War-Era ‘Gatling Gun’

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While this might seem like cutting edge twenty-first-century technology, the original M61 was developed after World War II by General Electric and first introduced in ...
The National Interest

The M61A2 20mm Gun Was Based on a Civil War Era Design

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Technically the Gatling Gun wasn’t a “machine gun” in the modern sense, as it was hand-cranked – with each crank essentially firing a round and chambering the next ...
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USN orders additional 20mm cannons for Super Hornets

A total of 76 additional M61A2 Vulcan cannons will be provided by November 2024 to arm USN F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems is providing the USN with 76 more M61A2 ...
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General Dynamics to produce Gatling gun systems and spares

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products was recently awarded two contracts with a combined value of $12.9 million to produce 22 Gatling gun systems for the US Navy and to supply various ...