General Atomics' proposal for a shipboard 20MJ electromagnetic rail gun.
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A cannon-fired, off-board-guided, hypervelocity projectile (HVP) could become a new, low-cost layer of the U.S. Army’s defenses against air and missile threats. A July 8 request for information (RFI) from the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) calls for awarding a...
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