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ADEN cannon

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The ADEN cannon, formally the Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon, takes its name from the acronym Armament Development, Enfield. It is a 30mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm, developed after the Second World War to meet a British Air Ministry requirement for greater lethality in aircraft armament. It fires electrically and operates fully automatically once loaded. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
30mm 1
Caliber
30 x 113 mm B 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
30 mm revolver cannon 1
Introduced Year
1954 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 1
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Operated By

Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: ADEN cannon
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Manufactured By

Royal Small Arms Factory

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Source Wikidata: ADEN cannon
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1. Wikipedia: ADEN cannon
  • Lead, first sentence
    is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.
  • Service history
    The ADEN cannon entered service on the British Hawker Hunter in 1954, and was subsequently used on every British gun-armed aircraft until the advent of the Panavia Tornado in the 1980s.
  • Infobox: production_date
    1953-present
  • Lead and body text
    The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon (ADEN being an acronym for "Armament Development, Enfield") is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.
  • Lead section
    The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon (ADEN being an acronym for "Armament Development, Enfield") is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Lead
    The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon (ADEN being an acronym for "Armament Development, Enfield") is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm.
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2. Wikidata: ADEN cannon
Wikidata Q983821, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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