Eight upgraded systems will be in active service by August as IDF revives the decommissioned weapon, pulling APCs from ...

In 1956 the gun was standardized as the M61 20mm cannon and entered service with both the United States Army and Air Force. With the introduction of helicopters to the modern battlefield ...

CEPA's Borsari believes the M61 cannon could be an "interesting solution ... Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Hornet that can fire the 20mm rounds at targets up to nearly two miles away.