The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN cannon is a 30 mm revolver cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Developed post-World War II primarily to meet British Air Ministry's requirement for increased lethality in aircraft armament, the cannon was fired electrically and is fully automatic once it is loaded.
30 mm ADEN Mk 4 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford
A quad 30 mm ADEN cannon pack removed from a Hawker Hunter
FFV 30 mm ADEN gun pod fitted to a Saab 105Ö
Swedish 30 mm High Explosive Mk.3Z 30 mm mgr m/55
The Folland Gnat is a British compact swept-wing subsonic fighter aircraft that was developed and produced by Folland Aircraft. Envisioned as an affordable light fighter in contrast to the rising cost and size of typical combat aircraft, it was procured as a trainer aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as well as by export customers, who used the Gnat in both combat and training capacities.
Gnat F.1 single-seat fighter variant at the 1957 Paris Air Salon
Operational Gnat T.1 of No. 4 Flying Training School RAF in 1971