USA - M134 Minigun

M134D-H Minigun lafetovaný in the doorway of a helicopter Me-171Š SOF II (9837) of the armaments 222. helicopter squadron, the exhibition Future Forces 2014, Prague, October 2014. Machine guns M134D-H (H like a Hybrid - combining the parts of steel and titanium) from the company Dillon Aero was a Czech air force, obtained in the context of american military aid in the construction of the Aviation detachment special operations (a PHILOSOPHY, or also known as SOATU - Special Operations Air Task Unit) from the assembly 222. helicopter squadron. M134D-H is intended for arming of the Czech Mi-171Š after 3. phase of modernization implemented by the company QUARRY. Troop tests of machine guns in the conditions of the Czech air force took place from 3. September to 3. October 2014. During September of the same year have been used on helicopters Mi-171Š allocated to the exercise Jackal Stone 14, which took place under the leadership of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). It was the largest exercises of the units for special operations on the territory of Europe in 2014. One helicopter Mi-171Š is armed with two machine guns M134D-H lafetovanými in the side door. Each weapon has available tray 3,000 pieces of ammunition (full weighs 94 kg)..