Drafted — not technically validated
Record revision 1 · A light single-barrel 30 mm gun in the wing root of the MiG-29 and every Flanker.
Real-world weapon as described in public sources. Weights and dimensions change with the fins, fuzes and variant fitted; the data plate names the variants its figures describe, and differences are noted beside the number they affect. The record describes the weapon; it is not a guide to employing it.
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon · GSh-30-1 (9A-4071K)
- Type
- Single-barrel 30 mm aircraft cannon [1]
- Origin
- Soviet Union; designed by V. Gryazev and A. Shipunov, now made by Izhmash [1]
- In service
- Since the early 1980s [1]
- Weight
- 46 kg (101 lb) [1]
- Dimensions
- Length 1.978 m; barrel 1.5 m [1]
- Range
- 200 to 1,800 m [1]
- Calibre
- 30 mm, firing the 30 × 165 mm round [1]
- Action
- Short recoil [1]
- Rate of fire
- 1,500 to 1,800 rounds per minute [1]
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s [1]
- Ammunition
- 150 rounds in the MiG-29 and the Su-27 family [1]
- Carried by
- MiG-29MiG-29 Fulcrum AircraftA twin-engine Soviet fighter with a helmet sight and R-73 missiles, built to counter the F-15 and F-16.: one gun in the port wing root [1]
- Su-27Su-27 Flanker AircraftA large, long-range Soviet air superiority fighter with ten missile stations., Su-33Su-33 Flanker-D AircraftThe carrier-based Flanker: canards, folding wings and a ski-jump launch from Admiral Kuznetsov. and J-11J-11A AircraftChina's licence-assembled Su-27SK, with new displays and the R-77 missile.: one gun in the starboard wing root [1]
- Su-30, Su-34, Su-35 and Su-57 [1]
One barrel, one gun
The GSh-30-1, also known by its GRAU index 9A-4071K, takes its name from its designers, Gryazev and Shipunov, its 30 mm calibre and its single barrel. [1] It entered service in the early 1980s and is light for a 30 mm gun, at 46 kg. [1] A short-recoil gun, it fires 1,500 to 1,800 rounds per minute at 900 m/s. [1]
In the Fulcrum and the Flanker
The MiG-29MiG-29 Fulcrum AircraftA twin-engine Soviet fighter with a helmet sight and R-73 missiles, built to counter the F-15 and F-16. carries one in the port wing root and the Su-27Su-27 Flanker AircraftA large, long-range Soviet air superiority fighter with ten missile stations. family one in the starboard wing root, each with 150 rounds; China’s J-11J-11A AircraftChina's licence-assembled Su-27SK, with new displays and the R-77 missile. has the same installation. [1] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Russian Su-35 tried to shoot down a Ukrainian Navy Mi-14 with its cannon; the helicopter evaded the fire, and the fighter then destroyed it with a missile. [1]
Sources
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1. Wikipedia (secondary source). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryazev-Shipunov_GSh-30-1 (accessed 2026-10-27).
Wikipedia articles are secondary sources and can change; they are cited with the date they were read. NAVEDTRA training manuals and budget justification exhibits are official US publications, but each describes the weapons in service when it was written.