FN® M3M (GAU-21) | FN® Firearms
The FN® M3M (GAU-21) is a .50 caliber (12.7x99mm) single barrel rapid-fire machine gun suitable for rotary-wing aircraft applications providing defensive firepower ranging out to nearly 2000 meters. The FN M3M™ was designated by the U.S. Navy as the GAU-21 in 2004.
USA 0.50"/72 (12.7 mm) M3M FN Herstal MG (GAU-21)
The GAU-21 .50 caliber weapon system includes: a pintle mounted .50 caliber machine gun with an open bolt design, the capability to use 100, 300 or 600 round ammunition cans, the capability to fire all standard NATO .50 caliber ammunition, the ability to maintain or increase the available fields of fire for each airframe, and the capability for ...
US Marines Firing The Powerful GAU-21 Machine Gun & M134 …
The Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called Super Huey) helicopter conducts a live-fire training with the GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun and M134 minigun. Close air support training / Tactics Course -...
GAU-21 / A .50 cal Machine Gun - Military.com
2011年4月15日 · The M3M flexible machine gun has been adopted by USN under the designation GAU-21/A for use on helicopters. The GAU-21/A is also being used by the United States Marine Corps to upgrade from...
Live Firing GAU 21 (50 Caliber Machine Gun): Blistering ... - YouTube
The FN M3M (GAU-21) is a .50 caliber (12.7x99mm) single barrel rapid-fire machine gun suitable for rotary-wing aircraft applications providing defensive firepower ranging out to nearly 2000...
GAU-21 - Royal Australian Navy
Operating independent of either electrical or hydraulic power sources, the GAU-21’s unique soft mount system enhances weapon accuracy and minimizes the firing vibration transmitted to the airframe. The GAU-21 is a .50 caliber, single barrel, rapid-fire machine gun used on the Fleet Air Arm’s MH-60R.
NAVAIR Awards Contract for GAU-21 .50 Caliber Weapon System
2004年1月20日 · The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a firm-fixed-priced contract this month for the procurement of 136 M3M .50 caliber machine guns and full logistical support, including 24 spare M3M...
GAU-21 deploys with UH-1Y - NAVAIR
The GAU-21 has the capability to shoot at twice the rate of fire and is with one-third current dispersion of its predecessor, the GAU-16. The gun’s soft mount configuration increases the...
GAU-21 Machine Gun - ACME Worldwide
ACME produces GAU-21 (M3M) machine gun simulators that give the full-force, full rate of recoil feel of the actual weapon in a full scale gun replica that can be mounted on any aircraft, watercraft or vehicle simulator.
12.7-mm/.50-caliber GAU-21 machine gun - Military Periscope
The GAU-21 is a modification of the FN Herstal 12.7-mm/.50-caliber M3M machine gun intended as the primary suppressive system for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps helicopters as well as the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.