Railgun

Abstract

Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG): Provides ship-based program/technical development to produce a standard railgun/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). The EMRG will launch the Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP), currently in development as a Future Naval Capability (FNC). The EMRG development will remain in alignment with the time-phased transition of the HVP. EMRG uses electromagnetic energy, vice traditional chemical propellant (i.e. gun powder), to launch projectiles providing: greatly increased range (110nm vice 13nm for current chemical propellant [gunpowder] guns); increased ammunition storage capacity; increased ship safety; increased layered point defense; and decreased costs when compared to current weapons. The net effect is an increased capacity against multiple simultaneous threats at a lower operational cost to offset a potential adversary's asymmetric missile strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
3370_0603925N_4_1319_PB_2017

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • ballistics.

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