April 22, 2019
The Video the Air Force Wants Everyone To See: An F-35 in 'Beast Mode'
The video, dating back to November of 2018, depicts an F-35 simultaneously firing five air-to-surface missiles against five test targets. At least one of the targets--a light vehicle--can be seen moving.
by Mark Episkopos
The F-35's beast mode boasts a whopping maximum of fourteen AIM-120 missiles and two smaller AIM-9X missiles for air missions, or six GBU-31’s along with four AIM-120’s/9X’s for ground missions.
A recently leaked video sheds light on one of the F-35’s possible weapons configurations, previously dubbed as “beast mode†in a Lockheed Martin infographic.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/video-air-force-wants-everyone-see-f-35-beast-mode-53632
