Gun pods offered a simple means of giving aircraft this capability, with no weight penalty on missions where guns were not required. The United States has developed systems for use both on fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

A gun pod is a detachable pod or pack containing machine guns, autocannons, revolver cannons, or rotary cannons and ancillaries, mounted externally on a vehicle such as a military aircraft which may or may not also have its own guns.

2022年3月21日 · The gun pod, technically known as the Gun Pod Unit (GPU) – 9/A (but also referred to simply as the GAU-22 gun pod by the USMC) has always been quite controversial, as both the F-35B and...

2022年1月10日 · Edit: IL-28Sh can carry 2 23mm Gsh pods and the Mirage F1 can carry 2 30mms pods.

2024年12月20日 · The fact of the existence of F-35B and F-35C-specific gun pods – designated GPU-9/A and GPU-8/A, respectively – is highlighted in a recent U.S. military contracting notice about plans to purchase more of both types from General Dynamics. Both pod types contain a single four-barrelled 25mm Gatling-type GAU-22/A cannon and 220 rounds of ...

The 20mm M61A1 and M61A2 is an externally powered six-barrel gatling gun systems that offers lightweight, highly lethal combat support for a variety of air, land and sea platforms. The M61A1 and M61A2 increases multiple-hit probabilities when compared to single barrel guns operating at lower rates of fire.

2022年7月20日 · Terma has delivered more than a 100 Gun Pods for the F-35 Lightning ll, the only certified external pod for the F-35 fighter jet. Terma is now introducing the F-35 Multi-Mission Pod – a further development to the Gun Pod, providing additional mission payload volume for …

2007年1月23日 · Starting with the Phantoms, RAF FGR.2s are always stated to carry the SUU-23 but I notice there are two variants of the SUU-23, a long version as seen on other F-4s and a shorter version. Does anyone know the difference between these two pods? Was the rear fairing on the US pods purely aerodynamic, or did it hold more ammunition?

Digital pods mounted on a trainer jet are cheaper than using dedicated fighter jets. The FN ® D-Pod represents one component of the full FN® Airborne Digital Suite designed and develop by FN Herstal, which allows customers to develop a fully integrated weapon solution for …

A gun pod is a detachable pod or pack containing machine guns or automatic cannon and ancillaries, mounted externally on a vehicle such as a military aircraft which may or may not also have its own guns. A gun pod typically contains one or more guns, a …