{"id":373,"date":"2012-02-08T21:24:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T21:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2012-02-08T21:24:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T21:24:41","slug":"us-navy-begins-testing-of-an-electromagnetic-railgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/us-navy-begins-testing-of-an-electromagnetic-railgun\/2012\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Begins Testing of an Electromagnetic Railgun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US Navy is currently testing a new railgun prototype from BAE Systems that will eventually be mounted on ships.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The EM Railgun launcher is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500 mph to 5,600 mph.<\/p>\n<p>With its increased velocity and extended range, the EM Railgun will give Sailors a multi-mission capability, allowing them to conduct precise naval surface fire support, or land strikes; cruise missile and ballistic missile defense; and surface warfare to deter enemy vessels. Navy planners are targeting a 50- to 100-nautical mile initial capability with expansion up to 220 nautical miles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/railgun_test.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-374\" title=\"railgun_test\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/railgun_test.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/railgun_test.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/railgun_test-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NSCW-Dahlgren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/en\/Media-Center\/Press-Releases\/2012\/BAE-Railgun-Launcher-Prototype-Delivery.aspx\">Click here<\/a> to read the original article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Navy is currently testing a new railgun prototype from BAE Systems that will eventually be mounted on ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ondutygear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}