The GAU-5A is a modified M4 carbine designed to keep aircrews alive in emergencies. The weapon was rebuilt to fit in the storage compartments of ejection seats. In emergencies, the GAU-5A can be ...

The cannon itself was designated the GAU-13, and the podded system it would be carried in was designated the GPU-5. The USAF program that developed it was called "Pave Claw" and General Dynamics ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has completed the rollout of a new 5.56 mm rifle to most of its pilots flying in ejection-seat aircraft, the service announced in mid-February. The GAU-5A Aircrew Self ...

However, the GAU-5A doesn’t use proprietary parts developed solely for the GAU-5. Perhaps due to the need to urgently field the rifles, many commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts were used on ...

The new GAU-22 gun, carried internally on the USAF F-35A variant and in the external ... less overall space than the earlier GAU-12, 5-barrel 25mm gun. The new GAU-22 weapon has a reported rate ...

USAF intends to use the harnesses for all variants ... The U.S. Air Force has begun seeking proposals for a potential $5.7 billion follow-on multiple-award contract to provide combat air forces ...