25 mm Round for Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)/F-35 (Air Force)
Abstract
This project will qualify this 25 mm round for the gun to be used on the JSF. A Dual-purpose 25 mm 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 and efficiencies to be evaluated are as follows: to satisfy the US Air Force F-35/A gun system requirement of defeating both 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, 2011
- Source ID
- b870bb397b99de08b45fb065485f094a