F35 Gun Pod Test

[stgislander]

Okay... which of you forumites were involved with this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/video-f-35b-tests-gun-pod-first-time-2016-7

 

[GURPS]

I thought there was another 3 yrs to go on the software patch, before the gun could be used ?

 

[stgislander]

Can it be fired without a computer involved?

 

[GURPS]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...tealth-jet-can-t-fire-its-gun-until-2019.html

http://theweek.com/articles/605165/f35-still-horribly-broken

 

[Clem72]

I thought there was another 3 yrs to go on the software patch, before the gun could be used ?

See those black data-cables handing out the wing port? Probably firing manually or using test software (I.E. not integrated to the mission computer).