Our largest medium caliber chain gun, the XM913, provides stationary and fire on the move capability.
Superior Effects: Bushmaster Chain Guns
Northrop Grumman’s medium-caliber cannons boast unrivaled reliability and effectiveness. The Bushmaster® Chain Gun® provides next generation, battle proven capability. Protecting the U.S. and 65 allied countries across the globe from land, air, and naval combat weapons platforms.
Reliable
weapons with superior design and lethality for decades.
Innovating
the next generation chain guns to maintain overmatch.
Advanced Ammunition
with air-burst and proximity capabilities.
Counter UAS
kinetic defeat with our chain guns and advanced ammunition.
Medium Caliber Cannons
Offering a range of capability, based on caliber size, tailored to mission needs.
40x180mm
Ensuring the right effector is in the fight, our Mk44 Stretch has in field capabilities to upgrade the 30mm Mk44 to 40mm.
30x173mm
The Mk44, XM813, and GAU_23 are battle-proven on ground, naval, and aerial platforms, providing superior overmatch with advanced ammunition.
30x113mm
Arming attack helicopters and ground platforms, our M230, M230LF and XM914 cannons defeat aerial and ground threats.
25x137mm
The M242 brings superior battle-proven technology to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and allied forces around the world.
20x102mm
The Sky Viper is the next-generation Bushmaster® Chain Gun® under development for multi-role functionality on air platforms.
7.62x51mm
The Mk52 is the smallest member of the Bushmaster® Chain Gun® family, designed for coaxial use to defeat near-peer targets.
After Market Services
Maintaining operational readiness
Our After Market Services team keeps the most superior armaments in the world at peak operational readiness. We provide the highest quality life cycle support to customers around the globe, through training, spares, technical support, repair and overhaul, full-service support, and mobile maintenance center.
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