- The US Navy has cancelled research and development on the electromagnetic railgun after spending approximately half a billion dollars over 15 years1. The railgun is designed to launch projectiles toward their target at velocities several orders of magnitude faster than the speed of sound2. The Navy has pulled the plug on the weapon due to fiscal constraints, combat system integration challenges, and technology maturation of other weapons31.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The US Navy is canceling research and development on the much-hyped electromagnetic railgun after spending approximately half a billion dollars over 15 years. The service cited fiscal constraints, combat system integration challenges, and technology maturation of other weapons as the main reasons for the decision.www.thedefensepost.com/2021/07/08/us-navy-railg…An electromagnetic railgun is designed to launch projectiles toward their target at velocities several orders of magnitude faster than the speed of sound. To illustrate, the U.S. Navy’s prototype railgun could launch its projectiles at Mach 6 - six times faster than the speed of sound.interestingengineering.com/innovation/railgunAfter more than a decade of development on the electromagnetic railgun, which officials considered installing on the stealthy new Zumwalt-class destroyers, the Navy has pulled the plug on the weapon that excited many. In its place, the Defense Department is pivoting its efforts to hypersonic missiles, with aims to catch both Russia and China up.interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-navy-can…
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See all on WikipediaIn 2010, the United States Navy tested a BAE Systems-designed compact-sized railgun for ship emplacement that accelerated a 3.2 kg (7 pound) projectile to hypersonic velocities of approximately 3,390 m/s (7,600 mph; 12,200 km/h; 11,100 ft/s), or about Mach 10, with 18.4 MJ of kinetic energy. It was the … See more
A railgun or rail gun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not … See more
The railgun in its simplest form differs from a traditional electric motor in that no use is made of additional field windings (or permanent … See more
The concept of the railgun was first introduced by French inventor André Louis Octave Fauchon-Villeplée, who created a small working model in 1917 with the help of the Société … See more
Railguns have a number of potential practical applications, primarily for the military. However, there are other theoretical applications currently being researched.
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Electrodynamic … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licence WEB1 Jul 2021 · The Navy spent over a decade developing the electromagnetic railgun, but cut funding for it in 2021. The railgun uses electricity to fire projectiles at supersonic speed, …
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WEB31 Jan 2008 · The Navy's Office of Naval Research conducted a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Dahlgren, VA, in 2008. The railgun uses high power …
The Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun is a long-range naval weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500 mph to 5,600 mph. Electricity generated by the ship is stored over several seconds in the pulsed power system. Next, an electric pulse is sent to the railgun, creating an electromagnetic force a…
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WEB15 Jun 2021 · The U.S. Navy’s push to create a $500 million electromagnetic railgun weapon —capable of slinging projectiles at hypersonic speeds—appears to have come …
WEB6 Jul 2021 · After 15 years and half a billion dollars, the Navy has decided to pause the development of the EMRG, a superweapon that can fire projectiles at Mach 7. The …
WEB27 Sep 2012 · The US Navy's electromagnetic railgun programme has a chequered history of scientific breakthrough and budget busting. Berenice Baker profiles a warship weapon that can launch projectiles at Mach 10 …
WEB30 Oct 2011 · NRL News & Press Releases. NEWS | Oct. 30, 2011. Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun Reaches Testing Milestone. By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval …
Navy Sets New World Record With Latest Electromagnetic Railgun …
WEB10 Dec 2010 · ONR conducted a 33-megajoule shot of the Railgun, which could fire projectiles at least 110 nautical miles with high velocities. The Railgun improves safety …
WEB6 Apr 2022 · This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new ship-based self-defense weapons for the Navy—solid state lasers (SSLs), …
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