25mm Round for Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)/F-35 (Air Force)
Abstract
Qualifies a 25mm round for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) gun. A Dual-purpose 25mm x 137 medium caliber ammunition round manufactured by RWM Schweiz (Rheinmetall Defense) AG in Switzerland will be tested by the 28th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base. The primary outputs are to satisfy the US Air Force F-35/A gun system requirement of defeating soft targets and lightly armored vehicles with a single ammo type. No round is currently qualified to meet the unique lethality requirements for the JSF.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 9ff52b07c0ae59f6341e0248c0e2e328