
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) plans to conduct a series of test-firings of the BAE Systems [BA] electromagnetic railgun this year to help it assess the developmental system's maturity, the organization's leader said Feb. 14.The tests at Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division in Virginia will begin in the spring and continue through the rest of the year, with a goal of firing 10 rounds a minute, said Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. David Hahn.Besides trying out the firepower of…