Wednesday 4 November 2015

F-35A Lightning II fires guns in flight for the first time



A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft has fired its machine guns for the first time while airborne. The three bursts from the internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun system mark the second phase of testing to certify that the machine gun configuration is functional in all parts of the F-35A Conventional TakeOff and Landing (CTOL) variant's configurations and flight envelope.

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Section: Military

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Joint strike fighter
US Air Force
Lockheed Martin

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