The Sea Wiz is the affectionate nickname given to a 20mm Vulcan Cannon on board the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. It fires 4,500 rounds a minute, can hit a target five miles away and has ...

Aside from such a cannon, an aircraft carrier will also commonly be equipped with some advanced missiles, with the Sea Sparrow being one example. While a sparrow may not be the most intimidating ...

medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling” design relies on electric motors to power the barrels resulting in a ...