U.S. Army Funds New Railgun-fired Hypersonic Projectile Tests

A 3-megajoule railgun was used for hypersonic projectile test firings by the Army in 2017.
Credit: U.S. Army
A new round of intercept tests of railgun-fired hypersonic projectiles against airborne targets will take place in 2021 under a new U.S. Army contract award to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). The Air Force used BAE Systems hypervelocity projectiles fired by an M109 Paladin self...

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