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By: 20th July 2017 at 22:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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-Electromagnetic railgun will demo 10 rounds per minute
By the end of 2018, the Navy will test an electromagnetic railgun that can shoot 10 rounds per minute, according to a service official.Within the year, Thomas Beutner, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons department head at the Office of Naval Research, told reporters July 20, a 32 megajoules electromagnetic railgun will be demonstrated at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dalhgren, VA, using a new composite launcher firing at 10 rounds per minute.
The service will also conduct the first-ever hypervelocity projectile flight demonstration in 2019, Beutner said.
In fiscal year 2019, the Navy will test the electromagnetic railgun with a series of different barrels to determine the best one for the fleet, Thomas Boucher, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons department program officer, said during the same presentation.
ONR will conclude its electromagnetic railgun program at the end of FY-19. Naval Sea Systems Command's program executive office for integrated weapons systems has a directed-energy program office that will then take the reins and determine the path ahead for the system.
By: 4th August 2017 at 22:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-General Atomics Railgun System Heading for Testing
An advanced railgun cannon prototype developed by General Atomics for the Navy is preparing for testing, according to the company.The 10-megajoule medium-range multi-mission railgun system, one of two prototypes in development for the service, has completed final assembly and factory acceptance test, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems recently announced.
The system was designed to provide multi-domain capability on a smaller footprint for ship, land and mobile devices. It will be delivered to Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, according to a company press release.
Scott Forney, president of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, previously told National Defense that the company intends to hit a stationary target by the fourth quarter of this year. By early 2018, it expects to hit a surrogate cruise missile currently in development by General Atomics, he added. Testing is expected to last about nine months.
The company's third generation railgun launcher is "a leap forward in advancing railgun technologies," said Nick Bucci, vice president for missile defense and space systems at General Atomics. It offers reduced size and weight for the launcher, twice the energy density in a reduced footprint and more capable hypersonic projectiles, he added.
The system integrates the high energy pulsed power container, 10-magejoule launcher, hypersonic hybrid missile and fire control technologies, which together provide additional testing capabilities, according to the company.
Successful projectile component testing was completed in early 2017, and demonstrated a continuous two-way data link between the in-flight projectiles and the ground station over an open range, which supports the fire control solution, the release said.
General Atomics and BAE Systems are each contracted by the Navy to create a prototype railgun system, designed to file projectiles at energy levels of 20 to 32 megajoules, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
The Office of Naval Research has been working for over a decade to develop the railgun, an electromagnetic weapon capable of launching projectiles at speeds exceeding that of conventional gun technology.
It could reduce explosive loads aboard ship and allow the Navy to engage more targets, and would be more cost-efficient as opposed to conventional gun or missile systems. Once fielded, it could be used for naval surface fire support or anti-surface warfare.
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By: bring_it_on - 16th July 2017 at 13:43
I wanted to create a dedicated thread for EMRG development and testing activity the world over. On the USN side more public attention is on the larger, 32 MJ BAE system EMRG that is moving through the developmental cycle but the other program from General Atomics is also moving nicely. Early next year, General Atomics plans to test its 10 MJ Blitzer railgun against a cruise missile surrogate using a company developed round (not the HVP). Some snippets from a recent Jane's article -
GA-EMS to test 10 MJ railgun in early 2018
BAE systems too is going to install a second 32 MJ EMRG for land testing at White Sands Missile Range for long range fires testing.
Navy Railgun Ramps Up in Test Shots