Northrop Designing Sky Viper Cannon for Army s Futuristic Attack Helicopter
Artist rendition of Northrop Grumman’s new Sky Viper 20mm cannon for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) effort. (Courtesy Northrop Grumman)
11 Mar 2021
Northrop Grumman announced Wednesday that it is building a new 20mm cannon for the Army s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft one that it says is far more accurate than the AH-64 Apache s 30mm chain gun.
The new chain gun, named the Sky Viper, will be similar to the M230 30mm cannon, which Northrop manufactures for the Apache, but will feature new technologies to make it more accurate and produce less recoil, Quinn Canole, director of the Guns Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman, told defense reporters Wednesday.