The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.

A prototype XM1124 hybrid-electric Humvee on an M1113 Humvee chassis powered by a diesel-series hybrid featuring an all-electric drive train has been developed by RDECOM/TARDEC. The vehicle has a 6 mi (9.7 km) full-electric range for silent operations. [ 89 ]

The Humvee (from HMMV and Hummer) was a light armored vehicle developed to replace the 1960s Jeep (2nd generation) during the cold war, fully enclosed and mors powerful. It became a symbol of the gulf war.

May 15, 2020 · The high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, or HMMWV, or Humvee, has been fielded since 1985. Prior to the Humvee, the main military ground vehicle was the Ford M151A2. Originally produced in the early 1950s, delivery of the M151 began in 1960.

SOAR MH-60 DAP and AH-6 gunships mount fixed M134s for attacking surface targets. SWWCs mount GAU-17/A miniguns on their SOC-R boats while Army Special Forces mount miniguns atop HMMWVs and GMVs. A Special Forces soldier trains on …

The GAU-19/A was originally designed as a larger, more potent version of the M134 Minigun. Due to the loss of nine helicopters in Grenada , GE started building prototypes of the weapon in both a three-barreled and a six-barreled configuration.

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. The so-called “Gatling” design...

Nov 14, 2019 · Originally applied on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft platforms, the “Miniguns” have evolved and expanded to a variety of naval surface and ground vehicle platforms within the SOF community.

The M134 Minigun is a six-barreled, electrically-driven rotary gun originally designed by General Electric. Essentially a miniaturized version of the 20mm M61 Vulcan chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, it was originally designed during the Vietnam War to provide a high-volume-of-fire weapon suitable for mounting on helicopters.

May 17, 2022 · Both R400S were mounted on light, tactical vehicles, HMMWV and Polaris DAGOR. The R400S, EOS’ flagship RWS in service worldwide, can be configured as a single or dual weapon system to operate a variety of weapons ranging from a M240B to a M230LF.