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25mm Gatling Gun System
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a system development and demonstration contract to design, produce, and integrate the Joint Strike Fighter’s gun system. GDATP is developing an internal and external gun system based on a derivative of the GAU-12/U 25mm Gatling gun. An internally mounted gun system will arm the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft variant and an externally mounted gun system will arm the F-35B Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing and F-35C Carrier-Based aircraft variants. Specifications |
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Gun Type |
Four-barrel, 25mm, externally powered Gatling gun |
Weight
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Rate of Fire |
Up to 3,300 shots per minute |
Dispersion |
5 milliradians diameter, 80 percent circle |
Muzzle velocity
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3,560 feet (1,085m) per second |
Feed System |
Conventional linear linkless (CTOL), helical linear linkless (STOVL, CV) |
Drive System |
Hydraulic |