EM Railgun Industry Prototype Launchers (IMAGE)

Office of Naval Research

EM Railgun Industry Prototype Launchers

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This photo illustration shows the 32-megajoule prototype demonstrator, built by BAE Systems, top, which arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division on Jan. 30, 2012, and is the first of two industry-built launchers to be delivered to the Navy. General Atomics is building the second launcher, bottom, scheduled for delivery in April 2012. ONR previously relied upon laboratory-built systems to advance the technology.

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