The Mach 7 munition

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The US is developing an electromagnetic rail gun that would give naval surface ships a new, persistent ability to provide indirect fire to Marines or other inland maneuver forces that are rapidly outrunning the cover of current naval guns. The rail gun would fire projectiles by drawing them through the barrel by a massive current of electromagnetic energy, thereby offering advantages that are revolutionary in naval gunnery.

Defense industry, Projectiles, Defence industry

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Oto Melara munition gives naval guns low-tech, 'nonlethal' precision

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Oto Melara, a unit of the Finmeccanica Group industrial conglomerate based in Rome is employing the concepts of low drag and high speed with a new munition called Ammunition Reduced Time-of-Flight (ART) to increase the accuracy of widely used medium-caliber naval guns. The ART is a narrow projectile shaped like a rocket with tailfins and, at 3.4 kilograms, is lighter than a conventional 76mm shell.

Italy, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Tanks and tank components, Military vehicle industry, OTO Melara S.p.A.

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Boeing eyes high-flying Torpedo

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A new weapon that enables sub-hunting aircraft to fire at targets from high altitudes, reducing the time between target acquisition and attack, is being developed by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The proposed anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon for the High Altitude ASW Weapon concept (HAAWC) would be launched from the P-8 Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Ordnance & Accessories, Defense industries, Aerospace industry, Boeing Co., BA, Anti-submarine warfare, Antisubmarine warfare, Armaments, Military weapons

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