Railgun - Wikipedia
In 2010, the United States Navy tested a BAE Systems-designed compact-sized railgun for ship emplacement that accelerated a 3.2 kg (7 pound) projectile to hypersonic velocities of approximately 3,390 m/s (7,600 mph; 12,200 km/h; 11,100 ft/s), or about Mach 10, with 18.4 MJ of kinetic energy. It was the first time in history that such levels of ...
U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun …
2008年1月31日 · The Navy´s Office of Naval Research successfully conducted a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. An invited audience, including...
Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun - Wikipedia
The Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun is a 32-megajoule electro-magnetic laboratory rail gun being evaluated by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
US Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles - Defense News
2021年7月1日 · BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy has pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity.
Japan Looks to Partner with U.S. on Railgun Project
2023年4月17日 · Japan’s Ministry of Defense is looking to partner with the United States on a railgun program that could be used to counter hypersonic weapons, a senior Japanese official told National Defense recently. A railgun uses electricity flowing between two parallel conductors to shoot a non-explosive projectile at high speeds over long distances.
The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead - Task
2021年7月14日 · After more than 15 years and half a billion dollars in funding, the Navy’s dream of building an electromagnetic railgun capable of nailing targets up to 100 nautical miles away at velocities...
With a Bang, Navy Begins Tests on Electromagnetic Railgun …
2012年2月28日 · ARLINGTON, Va.— Engineers have fired the Navy’s first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher at a test facility, commencing an evaluation that is an important...
The Navy Finally Pulls the Plug on the Railgun - Military.com
2021年7月2日 · The Navy has announced that it is pulling funds from the much-hyped electromagnetic railgun in order to shift those monetary resources to hypersonic missiles and other high-tech weapons.
Navy Sets New World Record With Latest Electromagnetic Railgun …
2010年12月10日 · The Office of Naval Research (ONR) achieved a milestone Dec. 10 when it successfully conducted a world-record 33 megajoule shot of the Electromagnetic Railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center...
The U.S. Navy's Railgun Nightmare Can Be Summed Up in 2 Words
2024年11月2日 · According to Chinese state-run media outlets, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) tested an electromagnetic railgun by firing a smart bomb 15 km at a speed over Mach-5.0. Although the...
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