USN Railgun Continues On Track For Testing Deployment 2016

In late summer 2016 the U. S. Navy plans to deploy a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard the Spearheadclass joint high speed vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV5) for atsea testing. Tests will begin off the coast of Florida to assess the gun s ability to perform naval surface fire support against static floating targets 2550 nmi (2958 miles) away using GPSguided hyper velocity projectiles (HVPs). Although the railgun will not ultimately be deployed on JHSV ships, the Navy has yet to decide which ship classe br, br,