JSF gun may get third type of ammo

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's gun system may be equipped to use a third type of ammunition so it can destroy more targets, program representatives said April 14. The Defense Department is considering adding the PGU-25/U High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) to the JSF gun design to give it an air-to-air...

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