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Navy Aiming To Put Railgun On Third Zumwalt Destroyer

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

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Navy Aiming To Put Railgun On Third Zumwalt Destroyer

The electromagnetic railgun on display at the Naval Future Forces Science and Technology Expo in 2015. (Photo: Defense Daily)

The Navy has begun formally studying the possibility of putting an electromagnetic railgun on the third ship of the new Zumwalt-class of destroyers, the chief of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said Thursday.Vice Adm. William Hilarides, however, cautioned that integrating the massive gun onto the vessel will be a major challenge, and would require removing one of the two Advanced Guns Systems planned for the class of three land attack destroyers.“We have begun real studies as opposed to just a…

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