Watch the Marines' F-35 fire an 80-round burst from its gun pod for the first time

On July 6, at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Maryland, US Marines carried out the first successful test of the F-35B’s GAU-22 gun pod. Five days later, the gun pod fired it’s first 80-round burst.

Produced by Jacqui Frank. Original reporting by Alex Lockie.

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