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Defense Technology International (DTI)'s Ares weblog [ ] provides a daily update on international defense technology news. In support of a feature on ship self defense in DTI's December 2007 issue, Ares published a post on the Thales Goalkeeper 30-mm. close-in weapon system Nov. 28. This video, shot by DTI Senior European Editor Joris Janssen Lok on board the Dutch navy frigate HrMs Van Nes (F 833), shows the Goalkeeper firing its General Electric GAU-8 Gatling gun -- the very same gun that also equips the famous A-10A Thunderbolt close air support aircraft. The Goalkeeper is in frontline use with Britain's Royal Navy and the navies of the Netherlands, Qatar, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 27, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Author: seanmeade

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Video Comments:
kimmer6 (August 27, 2008 at 4:01 am)
Thank you kindly for the reply you ignorant ass cheese. I always thought the Dutch were very kind and helpful to me when I was there. I have since found the use of the 35mm Dutch Naval AA gun. Obviously you are not Dutch, just some whackoff pretending to be.
stevenbitter (August 25, 2008 at 12:27 am)
wat een mongoolXD
japser94 (August 6, 2008 at 11:39 pm)
dat ding is egt vet xD
k wil er een op me kamer =D
datapad (July 20, 2008 at 4:32 pm)
echt wel.
kimmer6 (May 31, 2008 at 7:20 pm)
OK kids, I have in my hand a 35mm dummy round from a "Goalkeeper". Not 30mm. 35mm. It is
15" long as compared to the 30mm GAU-8 round of 11.5" length, both with projectiles installed. Contact me and I'll send you a pic if you don't believe me. I think that firing 35mm rounds in an A-10 will make the plane fly backwards. Side note: The 35mm round has a ring rolled near the case neck like the 25mm Bushmaster. It causes the fired case to lengthen slightly to make for easy extraction. Cheers
apexgod (July 11, 2008 at 10:26 pm)
goalkeeper uses 30. cal. m8. Goalkeeper has its own radars, fire control computers and a seven barrel 30mm Gatling gun firing 4200 rounds per minute
soldaat1977 (August 27, 2008 at 12:24 am)
you are a stupid idiot goalkeeper uses 30 mm rounds and i know i used to load the bulk loader
Jeujam (September 6, 2008 at 7:36 pm)
30mm rounds want a picture......?
soldaat1977 (September 6, 2008 at 8:02 pm)
yes show me the 35 mm in the bulk loader..
i got a shell of the goalkeeper used on the tjerk hiddes and its a 30 mm and i used to load the bulk loader and kummir je lult uit je nek
hoplite1766 (May 31, 2008 at 8:03 am)
Uses the same gatling as the A-10, U.S. made GAU-8 Avenger