U.S. Navy set to test first industry railgun prototype
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Test firing from the EM Railgun laboratory demonstrator also based at NSWC-Dahlgren where the first industry-built prototype demonstrator is set to undergo testing (Photo: NSCW-Dahlgren)
A 32-MJ version of the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) prototype at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren (Photo: ONR)
A 32-MJ version of the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) prototype is maneuvered into place for government evaluation (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)
Tony Deschenes, an engineer with BAE Systems, makes final checks prior to maneuvering the 32-MJ version of the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) prototype into place (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)
Gary Bass, from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., uses a crane to maneuver a 32-MJ version of the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) prototype into place (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)
A 32-MJ version of the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) prototype is maneuvered into place for government evaluation (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)
Article Summary
Two years after BAE Systems was awarded a US$21 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun for the U.S. Navy, the company has delivered the first industry-built prototype demonstrator to the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren. The prototype launcher is now being prepared for testing which is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.
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