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The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven six-barreled air-cooled electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft for fifty years.The M61 was originally produced by General Electric and after several mergers and acquisitions is currently produced by General Dynamics.
