ADEN cannon

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ADEN cannon 30mm

The ADEN cannon is a British autocannon which has been mounted on many military aircraft. Designed in the 1940s, the ADEN entered service on the Hawker Hunter in 1954, and was the standard aerial gun of the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm until the introduction of the Panavia Tornado in the 1980s. The ADEN also saw very wide international service, being used by over 30 different countries. It is comparable to the French DEFA cannon with which it can share ammunition.

Specifications

(1953 - ????)

• Type: Autocannon

• Caliber(s): 30x113mm

• Weight: 87.1 kg (192 lb)

• Length: 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

• Barrel length: 1.08 m (3 ft 7 in)

• Capacity: Belt fed

• Fire Modes: Full automatic

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The ADEN cannon and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fire Birds		Cartel pilot	Mounted on J35J Draken	1990

Anime

Title	Characters	Notation	Date
Najica Blitz Tactics		"Mission: 006 - The Beautiful Eye of the Wild Beast Appears with the Shadow of Loneliness"	2001

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Note	Date
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War			Mounted on Sea Harrier, non-playable	2004
Project Reality: Falklands			Mounted on Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 and Sea Harrier FRS1	2012

See Also

• Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield