Boeing tests BK27 as sidearm for Joint Strike Fighter

1999-03-17T00:00:00

Firing tests of the 27mm cannon that Boeing is proposing for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) were scheduled to begin in the USA by 12 March. The gun is based on the BK27 cannon developed by Germany's Mauser for the Eurofighter Typhoon.

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