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US Navy Moves Closer to Perfecting Railguns that Fire 10 Rounds per Minute
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 23, 2017 02:06 AM EDT |
Firing 10 rounds a minute requires 20 megawatts of power.
First Successful Tests of Guided Railgun Hypervelocity Projectiles for US Navy Hailed as a Breakthrough
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 11, 2017 06:34 PM EDT |
DoD noted that "if we can close the fire support with a controlled solution," HVPs will be able to shoot down most of the anti-ship missiles in a 100 ASM attack.
Turkey Reveals Second Railgun Weapon System at IDEF 2017
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 10, 2017 07:46 AM EDT |
ASELSAN, however, admitted that Turfan is still in the research and development stage.
US Navy Railguns Ideal for Shore Bombardment and Surface Combat
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 07, 2017 10:34 AM EDT |
Big guns for shore bombardment were last used aboard navy warships during the Vietnam War.
Production of US Navy Railgun to Begin in 2019
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 02, 2017 08:42 AM EDT |
MMRRWS will complement or replace the navy's 5-inch guns.
Postponement of First Sea Tests for US Navy Railgun Likely
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 23, 2017 10:25 AM EDT |
The railgun would have fired GPS-guided hyper velocity projectiles (HVPs) each weighing 44 lbs.
US Navy Tests British-made Railgun for its Warships
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Mar 24, 2017 04:08 AM EDT |
It can also fire special hypervelocity projectiles (HVPs) out to 185 km at Mach 6 (7,400 km/h).
Russia Conducts Another Test Firing of its Electromagnetic Railgun
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 11, 2017 05:20 AM EST |
The railgun developed a speed of 3 kilometers per second.
US Railguns Being Upgraded to Destroy Supersonic Missiles
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 04, 2017 10:47 AM EST |
HVPs tear towards a target at speeds up to 2,000 meters per second.
Type 055 Second Generation Chinese Destroyers to be Armed with Railguns
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jul 27, 2016 11:56 PM EDT |
The Type 055 will see service as escorts to the second Chinese aircraft carrier.
Russia Tests its first EM Railgun but will use it to Study the Universe
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jul 13, 2016 10:53 AM EDT |
China is also actively working on its own EM railgun.
Russian Senator Belittles US Railgun; says Russia Might Respond ‘Asymmetrically’
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 26, 2016 09:37 AM EDT |
He noted, however, that Russia was developing its own electromagnetic railgun.
Electromagnetic Railgun to be Tested on US Navy Warship this Summer
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 25, 2016 10:24 AM EDT |
The USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5), will be the first warship to mount an EM railgun.
Power Systems that Fire Electromagnetic Railguns Delivered to U.S. Navy
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 25, 2016 07:39 AM EDT |
The U.S. Navy is evaluating two EM railgun models.
Futuristic US Navy Zumwalt Destroyers to be Deployed to the Pacific Facing China
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 12, 2016 11:32 PM EDT |
The railgun to be mounted on DDG-1002 will have a range of over 160 km and will fire special hypervelocity rounds.
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