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|image=[[File:DEFA 791 cannon for the Dassault Rafale fighter.jpg|300px|DEFA 791 cannon for the [[Dassault Rafale]] fighter]]
|caption=GIAT 30M 791 cannon for the [[Dassault Rafale]] fighter
|origin=France
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[[File:GIAT 30 Users.png|thumb|Map with GIAT 30 users. Users of only the 30M 791 are in blue, users of only the 30M 781 are in red, and users of both are in purple.]]
The '''GIAT 30''' is a series of [[30 mm]] cannon developed to replace the [[DEFA cannon|DEFA 550 series]] weapons on French [[military aircraft]].

Introduced in the late 1980s, the [[GIAT Industries|GIAT]] 30 is a [[revolver cannon]] with electric ignition and automatic recocking. Unlike the DEFA cannon, the revolver chamber is electrically operated, rather than [[gas operated]], improving both reliability and [[rate of fire]].

Two versions of the GIAT 30 are offered.

==GIAT 30M 781==

Primarily intended for [[helicopter]] use and offered in several fixed, podded, and turreted installations. It is {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long with a total system weight of {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. It is designed to fire the ADEN/DEFA 30×113mm B rounds. The weight of the projectile varies from {{convert|244|g|oz|abbr=on}} for HEI to {{convert|270|g|oz|abbr=on}} for APHEI-SD. Typical [[muzzle velocity]] is {{convert|810|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} with a rate of fire of 750 rounds per minute.

Given its considerable recoil, it is typically used for single shots or controlled bursts rather than continuous fire. The 30 M781 is used on the [[Eurocopter Tiger]] and is also offered for naval use as part of the NARWHAL (NAval Remote Weapon High Accuracy and Light) system.

Ammunition: HEI; SAPHEI; APHEI-SD; API-T; TP.

==GIAT 30M 791==

Intended for [[fighter aircraft]] such as the [[Dassault Rafale]]. It uses a new range of 30×150mm B ammunition in a variety of types. It has a [[muzzle velocity]] of {{convert|1025|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}, which amounts to a muzzle energy of more than {{convert|94000|ft.lbf|kJ|abbr=on|order=flip}} from the mass of the projectile alone (not taking into account explosive chemical energy).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballistics101.com/muzzle_energy_calc.php |title = Bullet Energy Calculator {{!}} Ballistics101.com}}</ref> A variable rate of fire allows cyclic rates of 300, 600, 1500, or 2500 rounds per minute. It can fire continuous bursts or controlled 0.5 or 1 second bursts.

== Military operators ==

=== Current operators ===

==== Eurocopter Tiger ====
Operators of the Tiger equipped with the GIAT 30M781:

* {{flag|Australia}}<ref>https://www.contactairlandandsea.com/adf_weapons_pt2.pdf

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* {{flag|France}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2018-10-15 |title=French Army Tiger HAD Attack Helicopter - MilitaryLeak.COM |url=https://militaryleak.com/2018/10/15/french-army-tiger-had-attack-helicopter/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=militaryleak.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
* {{flag|Spain}}<ref name=":0" />

==== Rafale ====
Operators of the Rafale equipped with the GIAT 30M791: 
* {{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="Croatia and France finalize Rafale">{{cite web |title=Croatia and France finalize Rafale acquisition |url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/croatia-and-france-finalize-rafale-acquisition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241216010836/https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/croatia-and-france-finalize-rafale-acquisition/ |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=25 November 2021 |publisher=Dassault Aviation Website}}</ref><ref name="flightglobal.com">{{cite web |date=25 November 2021 |title=Croatia signs for used Rafales from France |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/croatia-signs-for-used-rafales-from-france/146594.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241216011234/https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/croatia-signs-for-used-rafales-from-france/146594.article |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Flight Global}}</ref>
* {{flag|Egypt}}<ref name="defenceweb.co.za">{{cite news |date=1 December 2017 |title=Egypt takes delivery of additional Rafales; looks to acquire more |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50062:egypt-takes-delivery-of-additional-rafales-looks-to-acquire-more&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208070740/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50062:egypt-takes-delivery-of-additional-rafales-looks-to-acquire-more&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107 |archive-date=8 December 2017}}</ref>
* {{flag|France}}<ref name="DID Rafale">{{cite web |title=Historique de la mise en service du Rafale |url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/defense/rafale/historique-de-la-mise-en-service-du-rafale/# |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=Dassault Aviation |language=fr}}</ref>
* {{flag|Greece}}<ref>{{cite web |date=13 September 2020 |title=Greece to boost arms with 18 new French Rafale jets, frigates amid growing Turkey tensions |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200913-greece-arms-up-with-new-fighter-jets-frigates-amid-heightened-turkey-tensions |website=France 24}}</ref>
* {{flag|India}}<ref name=":2">{{cite news |date=4 November 2020 |title=Second batch of Rafale aircraft reaches India, says IAF |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/second-batch-of-rafale-aircraft-reaches-india-says-iaf/articleshow/79045789.cms |access-date=2020-11-04 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-07-27 |title=Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/five-rafale-jets-leave-for-india-what-happens-next-6525806/ |website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Huma |date=16 July 2022 |title=Indian Air Force gets 36 Rafale fighter jets! France completes delivery of lethal combat aircraft |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indian-air-force-gets-36-rafale-fighter-jets-france-completes-delivery-of-lethal-combat-aircraft/2596300/ |access-date=17 July 2022 |publisher=Financial Express}}</ref>
* {{flag|Qatar}}<ref>{{cite web |date=5 June 2019 |title=Under embargo Qatar takes delivery of first Rafale jets |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190605-under-embargo-qatar-takes-delivery-first-rafale-jets |website=France 24}}</ref>

=== Future operators ===

==== Rafale ====
* {{flag|Indonesia}}<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Indonesia purchases the Rafale |url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/indonesia-purchases-the-rafale/ |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=Dassault Aviation, a major player to aeronautics}}</ref>
* {{flag|Serbia}}<ref name="serbia rafale">{{cite news |last1=Ruitenberg |first1=Rudy |date=30 August 2024 |title=Serbia to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets in nod to European industry |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/08/30/serbia-to-buy-12-rafale-fighter-jets-in-nod-to-european-industry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241216013920/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/08/30/serbia-to-buy-12-rafale-fighter-jets-in-nod-to-european-industry/ |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=[[Defense News]] |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref>{{cite web |date=19 May 2023 |title=Historical contract for the acquisition of 80 Rafale F4 by the United Arab Emirates |url=https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/historical-contract-for-the-acquisition-of-80-rafale-f4-by-the-united-arab-emirates/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240916095958/https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/historical-contract-for-the-acquisition-of-80-rafale-f4-by-the-united-arab-emirates/ |archive-date=16 September 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=Dassault Aviation}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[VENOM LR 30 mm gun|VENOM LR 30 mm]] – British 21st century derivative of ADEN, 113mm long variant
* [[Oerlikon KCA]] - comparable Swiss design, 173mm long
* [[VENOM LR 30 mm gun|VENOM 30 mm]] – British 173mm long variant
* [[DEFA cannon]] – comparable older French design, 113mm long
* [[ADEN cannon]] – comparable older British design, 111mm
* [[Mauser BK-27]] – comparable German design, 27×145mm
* [[Rikhter R-23|R-23 cannon]] – comparable Russian design, 23×260mm (telescoped)
* [[M39 cannon]] – comparable older US design, 20×102mm

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160222021434/http://www.nexter-group.fr/en/component/k2/item/197-thl30 NEXTER Group - THL 30]
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