EM railgun may be tested on a DDG-1000 next decade

In a decade’s time, the U.S. Navy intends to test an electromagnetic railgun from the deck of a USS Zumwalt-class destroyer.

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By U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Capt. Mike Ziv, Program Manager for Directed Energy and Electric Weapon Systems, told reporters at the Navy League’s 2015 Sea Air Space symposium that a study on integrating the weapon on board the warship should be finished by the end of this year.

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