F-35A test aircraft, AF-2, completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun system on Oct. 30.
Photo: Chad Bellay, Edwards F-35 Integrated Test Force
Three bursts of one 30 rounds and two 60 rounds each were fired by test pilot Maj Charles “Flak” Trickey over California.