Alenia And ATK Complete C-27J Gun Trials

LONDON — Alenia Aermacchi and ATK have completed a critical first phase of ground-and-flight testing of the MC-27J Praetorian multi-mission aircraft. The trials, which took place in Italy in June, also proved the ability to accurately fire ATK’s paratroop door-mounted ATK GAU-23 30mm cannon. The...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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