The AEI Systems – CANiK ‘ALEXIS’ 20 x 102 mm cannon is in full scale development, where 2 pre-production guns are scheduled for initial test firing end Q2 2025. ALEXIS, designed from the ground up by team AEI Systems – CANiK, is a gas-operated, reciprocating bolt, single-barrel lightweight cannon developed for air, land and naval platforms.
Featuring a belt-feed, disintegrating link weapon system, ALEXIS offers both single-shot and burst firing modes, with a variable pre-selected firing rate of 300 or 750 shots per minute.
It boasts a new design ammunition link, compatible with the M14A2 link and optimized for improved performance feed and link ejection.