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Saturday, October 13, 2012

General Atomics Delivers Advanced Containment Launcher (ACL) Railgun to U.S. Navy


General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) announces the delivery to the U.S. Navy and successful initial firing of a new railgun prototype.

The Advanced Containment Launcher (ACL) delivered to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va. is designed to deliver significantly higher muzzle energies than ever demonstrated in a tactically relevant configuration.

The full-scale electromagnetic (EM) Railgun is now undergoing a series of full energy tests and evaluation by the Navy.

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