U.S. Army Plans To Adapt Its 50mm Chain Gun For Counter UAS

XM913 chain gun.

XM913 chain gun. 

Credit: U.S. Army
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—The U.S. Army wants to adapt its XM913 50mm cannon to counter drones as the service presses for cheaper options to take down the threats. The service on Aug. 10 released a solicitation to integrate the gun into a system that can track and shoot down Group 1-3 uncrewed aerial...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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