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Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum

U.S. Navy sailors reload 20mm tungsten ammunition into the magazine drum of a Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System (Phalanx CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon…

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Ultra Fast Cannons! M61 Vulcan and GAU-8 Avenger [Test Fire / Training]

Demonstration of the 30-mm GAU-8 Avenger (A-10 Thunderbolt II Main Gun) and the 20mm M61 Vulcan mounted on Phalanx CIWS, C-RAM during test fire / training. â–ºThe General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm…

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US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS – Training & Testing

Highlights video of the U.S. Navy ships while conducting routine trainings, calibration exercises and testings on the Phalanx CIWS to maintain readiness of their defense systems. The Phalanx CIWS is a naval system for defense…

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Loading 20mm Rounds into F-15’s M61 Vulcan | Universal Ammunition Loading System

B-Roll package featuring two separate episodes of 20 mm training rounds being loaded onto a Universal Ammunition Loading System (UALS) and to an F-15 Fighter Jet, which is fed to the F-15’s internally mounted M61A1,…

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