The following is the Oct. 23, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for
Congress. Read More
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Navy Making Room for Railguns in Next Warship, But No Extra Investments
High-speed camera image of the Office of Naval Research Electromagnetic Railgun located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, firing a world-record setting 33 mega-joule shot in 2010. ONR Photo
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s next large surface combatant will have all the space, weight and power margins the sea service could need now and into the future to accommodate new weapons in development – but the director of surface warfare said the Navy would not accelerate weapons development to get them ready in time to outfit the new ships. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectiles
The following is the Aug. 1, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile. Read More
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Lasers, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile
The following is the May 18, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Report to Congress on Army Directed Energy Weapons
The following is the Feb. 12, 2018 Congressional Research Service report. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectiles
The following is the Nov. 30, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectiles
The following is the Aug. 14, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectiles
The following is the June 9, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectiles
The following is the May 12, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile. Read More
Lawmakers Say It’s Time For Navy To Field New Unmanned Systems, Energy Weapons
Tom Boucher, second from right, program manager for the Electromagnetic Railgun at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), talks to Rear Adm. David Hahn, chief of naval research, during a visit to the railgun facility onboard Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division on Jan. 12, 2017. US Navy photo.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers are happy with the Navy’s progress developing unmanned systems and directed energy weapons but would like to see more effort operationalizing and fielding these technologies, the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee said this week. Read More
