The IDF recently positioned an M61 Vulcan cannon on the northern border in an attempt to counter the drone threat in the area, Maariv reported on Sunday. The Israeli Tamar Group produced the cannon.

The M61 is found on many US fighter jets, from the long-retired Convair F-106 Delta Dart and the F-111 Aardvark to the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, and F-22 Raptor. General Electric ...

The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary machinegun that fires 20 mm × 102 mm rounds at an ...

Internal 20mm gatling gun: For close-quarters combat, the F-15 is equipped with a 20mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun in the right ...

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When the F-111 first entered service during the Cold War, it became the first platform capable of performing in multiple ...

Israel has decided to equip its military with the Gatlin-style M61 Vulcan cannons on its northern borders to counter drone strikes from its foes. These rotary cannons have been the go-to weapon of the ...

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BI previously reported that Israel was examining the feasibility of using six-barrel M61 Vulcan cannons to counter drones. The cannons, found on US fighter jets, are capable of firing 6,000 rounds ...

M61 Vulcan automatic rotary cannon four AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile; nicknamed the “Slammer”) active-radar guided missiles or AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi ...

Dogfights were often too close for missiles, so the military equipped the Phantom with 20-millimeter M61 Vulcan cannons for short-range dogfighting. The Phantoms could also ground attack with ...