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

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    A high-speed camera capture of what appears to be an electromagnetic railgun test firing, dated January 31, 2008. The image shows a projectile being launched from a mounted rail gun apparatus, producing a massive plasma and combustion plume. The timestamp and controlled indoor test environment suggest this is an official military or government weapons research test.

    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: 418
    Downloads: 68

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    A high-speed camera capture of what appears to be an electromagnetic railgun test firing, dated January 31, 2008. The image shows a projectile being launched from a mounted rail gun apparatus, producing a massive plasma and combustion plume. The timestamp and controlled indoor test environment suggest this is an official military or government weapons research test.
    A high-speed camera frame captured on January 31, 2008 at 10:49:53.236 shows a Naval Railgun projectile in flight, piercing through a commemorative sign. The sign reads 'Naval Railgun – Velocitas Eradico' and references a 'Record Setting Event' associated with the Office of Naval Research (ONR). A bright plasma/muzzle flash is visible at the point of impact, consistent with a hypervelocity projectile penetrating the target.
    A high-speed camera frame captured on January 31, 2008 at 10:49:53 shows a projectile or energy beam penetrating a Naval Research facility sign mounted on a wall. The sign reads 'NAVAL R[ESEARCH]' with the motto 'VELOCITAS ERADICO' (Latin for 'Speed Destroys') and is labeled 'RECORD SETTING EVENT,' indicating this is documentation of a weapons or railgun test. Intense flames and debris are visible at the point of impact and along the left edge of the frame.
    This is a high-speed camera capture of a U.S. Navy railgun test firing, dated January 31, 2008. A projectile is visible exiting the muzzle with an intense bright plasma/electromagnetic discharge plume. The event is documented as a 'Record Setting Event' conducted under the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

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    Naval Surface Warfare Center
    Navy and Marine Corps
    railgun
    080131-N-0000X
    DAHLGREN
    Department of the Navy's Science and Technology
    NMCS

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