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Saturday, November 07, 2015

F-35A Lightning II fighter gets new gun

Ultra advanced stealth, fighter jet speed … and now the military’s F-35 has a new weapon.

The F-35 Lightning II is a truly fifth-generation fighter jet. This advanced powerful single-seat and single-engine fighter is designed to be capable of a range of missions with just one aircraft.

Test pilot Maj. Charles "Flak" Trickey recently fired the F35A’s internal Gun Airborne Unit -22/A 25mm Gatling gun system in three airborne gunfire bursts. A success, this first aerial gun test was conducted out at the China Lake, Calif., test range on Oct. 30 2015.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    But a Warthog it ain't.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 7, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Problem being, the F35 only carries 180-225 rounds of ammo. In a gatling gun, you need a lot more otherwise you're just flying around empty.


    Keep the A-10!!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 7, 2015 at 4:11 PM

    Amazing how whatever the post is about there is always an expert in that field reading it.I don't know an F35 from a P38.

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