Avengers can be airlifted by helicopter and, when pallet-mounted, dropped from tactical aircraft. Boeing delivered the first production unit in 1988 and by 2002 more than 1,100 Avenger units had ...

The hydraulically driven GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun positioned under the nose of the aircraft can fire at a rate of 3,900 rounds per minute. As explained by Military.com, “The Avenger fires a ...

In our latest installment of 'TWZ TV,' we take a look back at the A-10 Warthog's defining weapon, the 30mm GAU-8A Avenger cannon. Early on it wasn't all roses for the Warthog's iconic big gun, far ...

This attack and close air support aircraft made its first flight on May 10, 1972 and was developed around its massive 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, which has made it the world's most lethal tank ...