The development of a naval electromagnetic \u201cgun\u201d for the Japanese Navy has been known as a program for years, but a few days ago the first photo of it was made public, in a completed tower, on a ship, for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The program began in 2016, with the aim of producing a railgun with a capacity of 120 rounds per minute, with supersonic projectiles, i.e. a capacity equivalent to the most modern naval guns, but without the well-known problems of barrel wear, limited projectile load, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now the program has managed to create the basic \u201cgun\u201d and conduct test firings, achieving projectile speeds of up to Mach 6.5, so it is in the next phase: that of completing the system so that it has the necessary firing speed and accuracy to be efficient. Here, it is crucial to produce a fire control system that guides the weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Japanese side, through the ATLA (Procurement, Technology and Logistics) service of the Ministry of Defense, has also concluded a cooperation agreement with the Franco-German defense research institute ISL, based in Saint Louis, France, which has relevant know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is interesting, however, that the United States is also conducting similar research on a naval railgun, but without success, despite having spent about half a billion dollars. On the contrary, China also has the same program, and is continuing its development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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