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

Steve Trimble January 11, 2021
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...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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