# MV-22B Osprey GAU-17 Defensive Weapon System

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, conduct a GAU-17 minigun weapons test on the MV-22B Osprey off the shore of Oahu, Hawaii, April 23, 2020. The GAU-17 minigun is a remotely operated defensive weapon system designed to provide suppressive fire. Proficiency with this weapon system increases readiness for the Marines of VMM-268. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Eric Tso and Cpl. Matthew Kirk)

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2020
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Cpl. Eric Tso and Cpl. Matthew Kirk
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MV-22B_Osprey_GAU-17_Defensive_Weapon_System.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Cpl. Eric Tso and Cpl. Matthew Kirk
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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