Naval Electromagnetic (EM) Gun Technology Assessment

Abstract

The Naval Research Advisory Committee was asked in May 2003 to conduct an assessment of the current maturity of electromagnetic (EM) gun technology for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). Specifically, the Committee was tasked to: review and assess the technical and operational performance capabilities necessary to achieve a militarily effective EM gun system for naval application; review the current and anticipated state of the technology and provide an assessment of the performance, manufacturability and maintainability of an EM gun system; and evaluate the technical and developmental risks in producing a projectile that will perform throughout the mission profile, i.e., launch to precision impact on target.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 2003
Accession Number
ADA457042

Entities

People

  • D. Katz
  • J. Bachkosky
  • Raymond C. Rumpf
  • W. Weldon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Firing Rate
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Hypervelocity Projectiles
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Military Research
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Power Supplies
  • Projectiles
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • ballistics.