Dillon Aero INC
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Dillon Aero, Inc. is the manufacturer of the Air Force GAU-2B/A
Minigun
The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source...

 (Army M134) 7.62mm minigun
Minigun
The Minigun is a 7.62 mm, multi-barrel heavy machine gun with a high rate of fire , employing Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source...

. The company and production facility is located in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...

. Dillon is owned by Mike Dillon, the owner of Dillon Precision, a manufacture of reloading presses and other reloading equipment.

Television appearances

Dillon's minigun was featured in
  • Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey
    Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey
    Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey is a television program on History that discussed the development of military weaponry throughout the centuries. It was hosted by R. Lee Ermey. In a typical episode, Ermey focused on one specific type of weapon or weapon system, presenting key advancements in its...

    episode "Machine Guns"
  • Future Weapons
    Future Weapons
    Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a documentary television series that premiered on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology...

    episode "GUNS"
  • MythBusters
    MythBusters
    MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest...

    episode "Shooting Fish in a Barrel"
  • MythBusters episode "Propane Tank Peril"
  • MythBusters episode "Viewer Pick Special 2"

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