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To: magellan
In addition, because no other Air Force aircraft use the 25 mm cannon, no one is working on developing new types of ammunition that could be effective for gunship operations, he said.

Oops, better phone the boys over at Lockheed-Martin and tell them not to put that GAU 12/U 25mm into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

5 posted on 02/01/2007 5:20:17 PM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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Alliantech here in MN needs to get busy with some new ammo.


16 posted on 02/09/2007 9:31:47 AM PST by Rakkasan1 ((Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!))
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