Pentagon Reveals F-35 Lightning's Guns Don't Shoot Straight

Daily Mail: Pentagon reveals F-35 Lightning's guns don't shoot straight and are cracking in scathing report that demands Lockheed Martin fix 873 flaws on $100million stealth fighter jet

* Report due this week lists flaws that need to be resolved with F-35 Lightning
* More than 800 software bugs were found in the Lockheed Martin jet
* Air Force model's 25mm gun doesn't shoot straight and mounts are cracking
* The $428 billion program has produced 491 jets so far that must be fixed
* Top customers for the Joint Strike Fighter include US, UK, Italy and Australia

The F-35 Lightning II's problems include hundreds of software vulnerabilities and guns that don't shoot straight, according to a new Pentagon report on issues with Lockheed Martin's $428 billion program.

Air Force models of the F-35 use an internally mounted 25mm Gatling gun that has 'unacceptable' accuracy due to 'misalignments,' according to an upcoming report from the Pentagon's test office obtained by Bloomberg.

The mounts on the guns are also cracking, forcing the Air Force to restrict use of the gun, the report says.

The Marine and Navy versions of the Joint Strike Fighter use an externally mounted version of the gun that does not have the same issues, according to the report.

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WNU Editor: Unbelievable!!!!

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