The Advanced 27mm Cannon for the Joint Strike Fighter - 2000 Boeing's paper

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http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/ammo/mcmillan.pdf
 

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Any idea why the Mauser did not make it in the end? It seemed, as they say, like a good idea at the time - I'm sure the RAF at least would have much preferred it to the 25mm Gatling.
 
The decision was taken in 2003. At that time LockMart thought that they were on the good side of the weight issue (they were thinking of modding the -35B to carry 2K JDAMS). The problem was the life-cycle cost of the gun, including the support of a completely new ammunition family - it was concluded that the GAU-22/A would be less expensive. And that's how the -35A ended up with the horrible wart above the left inlet.
 
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And that's how the -35A ended up with the horrible wart above the left inlet.

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2006garm/thursday/maher.pdf
 

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