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The BK 27 (also BK27 or BK-27) (German acronym for Bordkanone on-board cannon) is a 27 mm (1.063 in) caliber revolver cannon manufactured by Mauser (now part of Rheinmetall) of Germany. It was developed in the late 1960s for the MRCA (Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) program that ultimately became the Panavia Tornado.The BK 27 is a gas-operated cannon firing a new series of 27×145 mm projectiles with a typical weight of 260 g (9.2 oz).
