![]() In 2005, the GAU-19/A was approved to be mounted on the OH-58D Kiowa helicopter. In December 1992 the US Navy issued a letter of qualification for GAU-19/A integration and use on naval aircraft. However, plans to mount the gun were later dropped. The magazine would be located underneath the cabin floor and could be reloaded in-flight. Soon it was recommended as a potential armament for the V-22 Osprey. The GAU-19 takes 0.4 seconds to reach maximum firing rate. The six-barreled version was designed to fire 4,000 rounds per minute, and could be adapted to fire up to 8,000 rounds per minute. Due to the loss of nine helicopters in Grenada, GE started building prototypes of the weapon in both a three-barreled and a six-barreled configuration. The GAU-19/A was originally designed as a larger, more potent version of the M134 Minigun. Early prototypes had six barrels, but a three-barreled configuration is now standard. ![]() The GECAL 50 was first manufactured by General Electric, then by Lockheed Martin, and now by General Dynamics.
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