Railgun
Abstract
Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG): Provides ship-based program/technical commonality with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) Land Based Rail Gun (LBRG) Experimental Campaign. The Navy will leverage the LBRG development to produce a common Railgun and mount for use onboard Navy warships. Railgun provides increased capability for the following mission sets: Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Fast Attack Craft and Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC), and future potential for Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW). Funding increases in FY16 are to support the time-phased transition of the HVP from a Future Naval Capability (FNC) to a program of record while keeping aligned with Railgun development and to achieve a second, more robust at-sea demonstration by FY19. The EMRG will launch the Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP), currently in development as a Future Naval Capability (FNC). EMRG uses electromagnetic energy, vice traditional chemical propellant (i.e. gun powder), to launch projectiles providing: greatly increased range (110nm vice 13nm for chemical propellant); increased ammunition storage capacity; increased ship safety; increased layered point defense; decreased costs when compared to current missiles. The net effect is an increased capacity against multiple simultaneous threats at a lower operational cost. Funding increase in FY16 is due to the nature of the time-phased requirements to support the execution strategy for the program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 3370_0603925N_4_1319_PB_2016
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