Gun JSF does not work because of missing software – Macworld

1 Jan. 2015 Rene Schoemaker Google+

1 Jan. 2015 Rene Schoemaker Google+

News – but the ongoing failure around the notorious fighter JSF (or F-35) has a new chapter. The on-board gun will not work earlier than 2019, despite the fact that the plane next year is taken into use. Cause: The software is missing

Some of the software that needs the fighter JSF to perform operations, is not yet. ready. It involves Block 3F, it serves 25mm board canon. The software is not earlier than 2019, but the JSF is next year already in use by the US Marines. Writes The Daily Beast

.

Furthermore, the aircraft anyway little to the mounted gun, as there is only room for a limited ammunition. The gun can fire up to 3,300 bullets a minute, but only has room for 180 bullets.

The JSF has already incurred substantial delays, partly due to software errors. Earlier this year it was announced that there are no less than 8 million additional lines can be programmed in a part of the software. That went to Block 2B