In 2012, BAE Systems and General Atomics started developing one of the United States Navy’s most ambitious and unique projects: the Electromagnetic Railgun Cannon.
This weap0n system features electromagnetic launchers that use electricity instead of gunpowder and other chemical propellants to fire projectiles at incredibly high speeds, even reaching Mach 6 at a range of more than 220 miles, leading to shorter engagement times, longer ranges, and extended keep-out.
The expectations were incredibly high, and if successful, the gun would eliminate the need for high explosive warheads and reduce engagement costs, and it was also considered to arm the Navy’s powerful Zumwalt-class destroyers for a new generation of combat…
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