Railgun
Abstract
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). EMRG uses electromagnetic energy, vice traditional chemical propellant (i.e. gun powder), to launch projectiles providing: greatly increased range (110+nm vice 13nm for current 5" 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. The EMRG will launch the Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP), currently in development as a Future Naval Capability (FNC). The funding decrease from FY17 to FY18 reflects delay for evaluation of transition opportunities focused on component technologies and ship integration risk reduction. Further, Hypervelocity Projectile into 5" conventional guns has been prioritized as risk reduction (funded in PE 0603795N PU 3401) on the path to Railgun component technologies maturation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 3370_0603925N_4_1319_PB_2018
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