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Friday, August 03, 2012
Navy Aims for 5,600-mph Bullet To Shoot Down Missiles
The U.S. Navy is trying to develop an electrically fired, GPS-guided, 5,600-mph bullet that can shoot down missiles coming at a warship, Wired.com reported.
The hypersonic bullet would be used with a cutting-edge cannon known as the Electromagnetic Rail Gun, Wired.com reported, and the Navy’s Office of Naval Research also wants this guided bullet to be compatible with current naval artillery guns.
The push is part of a program called Hyper Velocity Projectile, in which the Navy is trying to bolster its warships’ capabilities to shoot down missiles and fire munitions at miles-away enemies, according to Wired.com.
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