US tested a Navy’s 32-megajoule railgun and a 120mm powder gun

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems [GA-EMS] has announced that its contract with the Pentagon to design, prototype, and test projectiles in railgun and powder gun environments has ended after the company announced successful tests.

Simultaneously at two landfills in the United States – White Sands, New Mexico, and Dugway, Utah GA-EMS fired projectiles from the Navy’s 32-megajoule railgun and a 120mm powder gun. The development and testing of these weapon systems are part of the most modern US projects for the development and future commissioning of protective interceptor projectiles.

The shells fired by the two cannons reached hypersonic speeds, GA-EMS said in a press release. After being launched, projectiles’ guided flight capabilities were tested at both ranges. This test was important for GA-EMS because it was this company that supplied projectiles with integrated gun-hardened guidance electronics.

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