page_title: Aircraft artillery
hierarchical_section_title: Aircraft artillery
caption_attribution_description: English: Spooky gunship armed with new cannons Bushmaster 30 mm cannons protrude from the gunports of an AC-130U Spooky gunship during tests Jan. 26 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The 30 mm gun will eventually replace both the 40 mm cannon and 25 mm gun on U-model gunships.
context_page_description: Aircraft artillery are artillery weapons with a calibre larger than 37 mm mounted on aircraft. First used for ground attack roles during World War I, aircraft artillery has found its use in the present day, most notably on the AC-130.
context_section_description: Aircraft artillery are artillery weapons with a calibre larger than 37 mm mounted on aircraft. First used for ground attack roles during World War I, aircraft artillery has found its use in the present day, most notably on the AC-130.
caption: Bushmaster cannons
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