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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f-3...cludes-a-gun-t
ha t-cant-shoot-straight/ar-BBZtkV2?li=BBnbfcL

(Bloomberg) -- Add a gun that can’t shoot straight to the problems
that dog Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $428 billion F-35 program,
including more than 800 software flaws.

The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint Strike Fighter has
“unacceptable” accuracy in hitting ground targets and is mounted in
housing that’s cracking, the Pentagon’s test office said in its
latest assessment of the costliest U.S. weapons system.
The Air Force and Navy versions are also continuing to have cracks
in structural components, according to the report, saying, “The
effect on F-35 service life and the need for additional inspection
requirements are still being determined.”

Gun Woes

The three F-35 models are all equipped with 25mm guns.


When is the last time a fighter used guns in combat?

With its outrageous pricetag, the services are hard pressed to justify
buying them...so they boast all the things the F-35 can do...including
ground attack...and there-in lies the rub...unreliable guns for the
USAF version that has the guns stowed internally...those with the guns
mounted externally have no problems.

...yet another reason to keep the A-10!!!...which the USAF wants to
retire to save money to pay for F-35s that "Can't shoot straight".



I thought ground attack was now handled by drones.