Welcome Back to the Daily Aviation as we discover how the A-10 Thunderbolt II delivers powerful close air support with its ...

With its seven barrels and 30mm caliber, the GAU-8 Avenger stands as the most powerful rotary cannon ever built. Mounted on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, this weapon delivers unmatched firepower, capable ...

The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The A-10 came with a satisfying and brutally effective weapons system. The most famous armament would be the 30mm GAU-8 cannon.

The Warthog A-10 is a badass plane, about that there can be no doubt.And at the heart of that badass plane is the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, a massive gun the plane itself is essentially ...

On the nose of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun which is used to pierce heavy armor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Strang) ...

February 8, 2018 Tom Demerly Video Shows One Reason Proponents Say A-10’s Heavy Gun Still Remains Relevant. Arguments about weapons systems tend to be circular and hard to win.

The A-10 Warthog was built around the GAU-8: a 600 pound seven-barrel cannon barfing out 30mm tank-slaying rounds so fast that 1,000 of them make a single sound, which became the plane’s ...

McGraw also praised the A-10's signature weapon, the 30mm GAU 8 Gatling gun. "Oh, man ... It's amazing," an A-10 Warthog pilot, who preferred to be called "McGraw," told Business Insider when ...

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military.