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    U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun [Image 1 of 4]

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    U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun

    DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    01.31.2008

    Photo by John Williams  

    U.S. Navy           

    Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera.

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    Date Taken: 01.31.2008
    Date Posted: 10.11.2011 16:51
    Photo ID: 78332
    Resolution: 2100x1575
    Size: 1.49 MB
    Location: DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, US

    Web Views: 282
    Downloads: 66

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