The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS), officially Gun, Air Defense Artillery, Self-Propelled 20-mm, M163, is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was primarily used by the United States Army. The M163 provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

The M163 VADS was a cold war mass produced self propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the M113 armored personal carrier. It entered service in the Vietnam war and stayed in service until the 1991 Gulf War, gradually replaced by the M2 Bradley and other systems.

GLAADS样机于1975年开始测试，系统包含光学、红外、激光传感器以及新型数字式计算机，双25mm机炮最大射速为1100rpm，采用双路供弹（弹链），发射穿甲弹时最大炮口速度达1463m/s。 该样机在测试中表现十分出色，原计划于76年完成测试，78年开始EMD阶段。

2021年1月7日 · YORK DIVAD (Division Air Defence gun) was born of the U.S. ARMY'S need for a state-of-the-art mobile Anti-Aircraft gun system to replace the ageing M163 20mm Vulcan A/A gun and M48 Chaparral...

2019年7月2日 · The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) mated the firepower of the United States Air Force's standard aerial cannon - the M61 Vulcan - with the proven "go-anywhere" hull of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

In the late 1960s, the United States Army welcomed a formidable addition to its arsenal, the M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. Over its illustrious service spanning a quarter of a century, the M163 VADS evolved from its original role to take on new combat missions and challenges.

Today I take a look at the M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System) in ‪@WorldofTanksModernArmor‬. The M163 is an Era 2 premium light tank in the Eastern Alliance and it is incredibly well...

2023年6月14日 · 该车的火炮部分更令人咋舌：美军为满足现代防空作战对杀伤斜距、射速、单发弹丸威力的要求，设计了一个体积、重量、口径、威力都空前的加特林炮——T250转管炮，37mm口径，6管，外能源，发射37x219mmSR高炮弹，初速914m/s，射速3000发/分，储弹靠炮身侧面的192发弹盘。 试想，一个高射炮以3000发/分的射速喷射37mm高炮弹，这是何等恐怖的火力！ T250 37mm 6管转管炮，光炮身部分就有辣么大！ 研制如此大口径，如此高射速的转管 …

2024年7月25日 · 20mm Self-propelled Air Defense Artillery Gun M163A1 Vulcan Air Defense System at the American Armoured Foundation Tank Museum. The engine exhaust indicates that this carrier is an M741A1 based on the M113A2 .

2018年8月21日 · The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) that was used by the United States Army between 1968 - 1994. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most U.S. combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored vehicle or a trailer.