Japan Looks to Partner with U.S. on Railgun Project
2023年4月17日 · Japan’s Ministry of Defense is looking to partner with the United States on a railgun program that could be used to counter hypersonic weapons, a senior Japanese official told National Defense recently. A railgun uses electricity flowing between two parallel conductors to shoot a non-explosive projectile at high speeds over long distances.
The U.S. Army Is Pushing for Battlefield Railguns - Popular Mechanics
2018年4月24日 · The U.S. Army is pushing ahead with plans to field railguns on the battlefield of tomorrow, awarding a leading railgun developer a contract to mature a ground-based railgun system.
Railgun - Wikipedia
A railgun or rail gun, sometimes referred to as a rail cannon, is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. [ 2 ]
US Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles - Defense News
2021年7月1日 · The U.S. Navy has pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity.
The U.S. Navy's Railgun Nightmare Can Be Summed Up in 2 Words
2024年11月2日 · The railgun, a weapon concept dating back to World War I, uses electromagnetic force to launch projectiles at hypersonic speeds. Despite significant investments, both the U.S. and China face ...
Armys Pursuit of Electromagnetic Railguns Heats Up
2018年4月23日 · General Atomics has been awarded a contract to develop electromagnetic railgun technology for the Army as the service pursues cutting-edge weapons to take on advanced adversaries. The Army’s growing interest in this capability comes after years of research by the Navy, which has yet to field one of the weapons.
BAE Wants to Equip Future Army Tanks with Railguns
2014年11月24日 · BAE Systems has been refining the electromagnetic railgun that it’s been developing for the U.S. Navy. Deployment of a prototype system is scheduled for 2016, but BAE is already looking forward to what might be possible as the technology scales up in power and scales down in size.
U.S. Army Forges Ahead With Its Railgun As Navy’s ... - The War …
2018年3月21日 · But the U.S. Army, with the help of the Pentagon’s Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC), is quietly aiming to move General Atomics’ scalable “Blizter” railgun concept into a semi-operational state. For those who don’t know what a railgun is, the Army best describes the technology as such:
Japan Collaborates with US Defense Contractors To Advance Railgun …
2023年5月4日 · Peter W. Singer, a strategist at the New America think tank, has pointed out the railgun’s significant application “ in areas ranging from anti-missile to strike, you name it,” if both...
Army Chief Outlines Future Tank Features - Popular Mechanics
2017年7月31日 · Chief of Staff Mark Milley mentioned railguns, a reduced crew or no crew at all, so-called active protection systems, and a super strong yet lightweight armor that could dramatically lower the...