Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon

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The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.

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27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon 1
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon canonical 1
Mauser BK-27 cannon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft cannon
autocannon
revolver cannon
ammunition 27×145 mm
barrelConfiguration single-barrel
caliber 27 mm
countryOfOrigin Germany
designer Mauser
era Cold War
feedSystem linked ammunition belt
linkless feed system
inService 1970s
21st century
manufacturer Mauser
Rheinmetall
mounting gun pod
internal gun installation
notableFeature compact design
high accuracy
high rate of fire
operation revolver mechanism
primaryUse air-to-air combat
rateOfFire about 1700 rounds per minute
about 1800 rounds per minute
secondaryUse air-to-ground attack
usedBy Austrian Air Force
Czech Air Force
Finnish Air Force
German Air Force
linked to: Luftwaffe

Italian Air Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force of Oman
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Danish Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force
Saudi Air Force
South African Air Force
Spanish Air Force
Swedish Air Force
Swiss Air Force
usedInAircraft Aermacchi M-346 Master
Alpha Jet
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk
Eurofighter Typhoon
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Panavia Tornado
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
linked to: JAS 39 Gripen

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Typhoon FGR4 gun Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
Panavia Tornado GR4 weaponSystem Mauser BK-27 cannon
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
Eurofighter Typhoon armament 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
MG 213 cannon influenced Revolverkanone BK-27
linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon