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  • ADEN cannon
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  • The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Developed post-WWII primarily to meet British Air Ministry's requirement for increased lethality in aircraft armament, the cannon was fired electrically and is fully automatic once it is loaded.
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  • 1200
Name
  • ADEN cannon
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • A quad 30 mm ADEN cannon pack removed from a Hawker Hunter
Cartridge
  • 30
Weight
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Caliber
  • 30
Manufacturer
Used by
  • See [[#Users
is ranged
  • yes
Action
  • Recoil operation featuring a pneumatic cocking system and a 26 volts DC electrical firing system
production date
  • 1953
barrels
  • Single barrel
design date
  • 1946
Designer
abstract
  • The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Developed post-WWII primarily to meet British Air Ministry's requirement for increased lethality in aircraft armament, the cannon was fired electrically and is fully automatic once it is loaded.