The 30mm round is designed to airburst so that it can take out drones. The XM1225 would be the first major enhancement for the Apache helicopter’s 30mm cannon in 30 years, Khan said.

The U.S. Army is using over half a million 30mm cannon rounds a year for its AH-64 Apache helicopter gunships. Each round costs over $100. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the most accurate cannon fire comes ...

The gun itself is a 30-mm single-barrel electrically-driven autocannon. The Apache can store up to 1,200 rounds for the M230 gun, using an ammo storage device called the 12-PAK.

EXCLUSIVE: A British Army Apache attack helicopter let loose an armour-piercing round in a 'negligent discharge' as it was being moved across the ground at Wattisham Flying Station in ...

Mounted on the belly of Apache gunship helicopters, the M230 has provided critical fire support to U.S. troops in almost every theatre they’ve engaged in combat in.

The apache can be armed with a 30mm automatic cannon, wing-mounted 70mm rockets and Hellfire missiles. It managed to fire a round of the 30mm automatic cannon while still grounded.

Hellfire missiles are one of the principal weapons systems for AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, which are also able to fire 30mm chain guns. An Israeli AH-64 Apache longbow helicopter photographed ...

The gun itself is a 30-mm single-barrel electrically-driven autocannon. The Apache can store up to 1,200 rounds for the M230 gun, using an ammo storage device called the 12-PAK. The 30×133 mm ...

EXCLUSIVE: A British Army Apache attack helicopter let loose an armour-piercing round in a 'negligent discharge' as it was being moved across the ground at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk ...