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ATK, Alenia Aermacchi Tests Exceed Expectations For MC-27J With GAU-23 Cannon

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ATK, Alenia Aermacchi Tests Exceed Expectations For MC-27J With GAU-23 Cannon
MC-27J Photo: ATK

ATK [ATK] 's GAU-23 cannon successfully completed testing as Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and the Italian air force (ITAF) finish the first phase of ground and flight testing of the fully configured multi-mission MC-27J tactical transport aircraft. The series of tests exceeded all test objectives and demonstrated the accuracy of ATK's side-mounted GAU-23 30mm cannon, the company said July 16.. The ITAF MC-27J aircraft was modified with an L-3 Wescam [LLL] MX-15Di Electro-Optical and Infrared Turret mounted under the nose of the…

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