Air Force The GAU-5A is a modified M4 carbine designed to keep aircrews alive in emergencies. The weapon was rebuilt to fit in the storage compartments of ejection seats. In emergencies, the GAU-5A can be used to ward off enemy search parties until rescue. The U.S. Air Force developed a new assault rifle that breaks down into […]
For the first time in decades, U.S. Air Force fighter jet and bomber pilots are getting a new survival rifle, the Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, a variant of the AR-15/M16 pattern design that breaks in half and fits inside a standard survival kit. These aviators would have previously had to rely on pistols or even […]
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At the 2018 NDIA Armaments Forum the US Air Force detailed some of their current major small arms programmes. One of these was for a new ultra compact Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. This is a compact conversion of standard M4 carbines into a package small enough to be stowed aboard USAF combat aircraft. We reached […]
Air Force combat search and rescue personnel practice recovering a downed pilot. With the help of a new, compact rifle, aircrew shot down over enemy territory will have more fire power, at longer distances, than ever before. (Air Force) The Air Force isn’t necessarily known for its small arms programs, but aircrews are about to get a […]
U.S. Air Force fighter and bomber crews are adding a new weapon to their ejection survival packs: a semi-automatic stand-off rifle. The service has begun fielding the longer-range weapon, known as the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, Maj. Docleia Gibson, Air Combat Command spokeswoman, told Military.com on Friday. “The ASDW will be given to all […]
The Air Force Gunsmith Shop has completed the delivery of a new rifle developed for the US Air Force (USAF) aircrew. Air Force Gunsmith Shop completes delivery of new rifle system for US aircrew. Credit: US Air Force. The Air Force Gunsmith Shop has completed the delivery of a new rifle developed for the US […]
The U.S. Air Force has offered the first good look at how its new-ish GAU-5/A carbines squeeze in with other items inside a survival kit that the service’s pilots are now flying with under their ejection seats. The guns are converted standard M4 carbines with various new features, most notably a special locking system that allows users to break […]
The U.S. Air Force is now issuing new survival rifles, also known as the GAU-5/A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, to at least some units. So we’re now beginning to get a better look at the gun, a variant of the AR-15/M16 pattern design, which has specialized features so it can break apart and fit compactly into the […]
