Land-Based Rail Gun (LBRG) and Land-Based and Sea-Based Powder Guns
Abstract
The title of Land-Based Rail Gun (LBRG) has been expanded to account for the inclusion of “Land-and-Sea-Based Powder Guns”, to further enhance base defense capabilities in this PE. The existing Navy Science and Technology (S&T) Sea-based Railgun program will be leveraged into LBRG and powder gun analysis, prototyping, and experimentation. Cost-effective, large magazine base defense will be demonstrated by closing the fire control loop between existing sensors and prototype projectiles launched from Railgun and existing powder guns including the Navy’s Mk-45 five inch Naval gun and the Army’s Paladin 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. To facilitate this, the program will integrate powder guns, the Railgun launcher, power, projectile, and sensor so that projectiles may be command guided during a series of flight tests. These tests will verify performance and lethality results from modeling and simulation. Testing will conclude by demonstrating projectile fly-out and control, sensor tracking of projectiles, communication from sensor to projectile, integrated guidance, navigation and control, culminating in FY 2016 live-fire, closed-loop launches from a 20 mega-joule (MJ) Railgun and powder gun, and live-fire tests against live targets in FY 2017. The intended end-state is a prototype system that retires risks to allow transition of gun based defense to partners: the Missile Defense Agency, the Navy, and, or the Army.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 8369601c91ac5140128eb987a5b48ac7