Gatling
Americannoun
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RTX’s Raytheon business has fielded inquiries about supply of its Phalanx rapid-fire Gatling gun, according to Jennifer Gauthier, Raytheon vice president for naval systems and sustainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are turning to South Korean missile-defense systems, Ukrainian drones that smash into targets midair and traditional American Gatling guns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Probably the construction of the rotating film in a camera came from the Gatling gun.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
“Japan is playing catch up,” said Lance Gatling, a former operational planning officer with the U.S. military command in Japan.
From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2023
Feeling intensified; Geneva and Queensberry conventions were forgotten; it became a go-as-you-please scramble; mud batteries filled the air with liquid dirt, and both sides used Gatling guns to fire off their libels.
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Lawson, Thomas William
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