Experimental Navy railgun scores record shot

Is this the same technology as the one proposed to launch aircraft from AC decks?

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MS AICW

Nice looking, but i’ll have my F89 anyday mate

the only thing that hummer is missing is an esky:cool:

Given your back ground mate- I think you may appreciate these pics- all courtesy of Metal Storm!

MS AICW

MS 9mm Pistol

MS Redback under closed testing

MS ADWS

MS mounted on a HMMV- reported to be under construction and costing US$220K for the contract

MS Talon

And finally as requested, testing for aerial support- note the other vids on the side which include Redback

I make a lot of mention about the Redback product simply because this system will arm the Bushmaster Trucks on the forward gun mount and also because this is the product that Brought Singapore Technologies Group into the mix, the money they brought with them has allowed further expansion of all MS products in all areas of the battlespace!

And now getting back on track here- US Navy buys ‘Metal Storm’ grenade-GASM gun

Why do I not have a 24 round 40mm grenade launcher? who needs artillery or air support? or what about applying this on helicopters and aircraft A2G?:cool:

Check out the website mate- have a look at the vidclips of the system under test- WOW!

Gotta love MetalStorm.:cool:

Just says tough

I am sure about this, I remember a doco playing on screen at Avalon 2007 that showed the history of MS, what they had done and what they are doing in the future (today), there was mention of technical advisors going over to help solve the Rail Gun issues, this was just as the STG group came on board too when Redback was released

Metal Storm Redback system

Bager: The USN’s unsuccessful trials in this field inn the late 80’s lead to the project inclusion of Metal Storm during the mid 90’s, it was Metal Storm who were able to bring the project back on track and make it what it is today.

You sure about this Ja?. There is no connection between the fundamental technology of the Metal Storm concept and EM railgun technology?. Metal Storm uses electrical ignition of conventional chemical propellant which is quite a bit different to the way EM railguns work. Do you know what assistance Metal Storm lent the USN in the 90s?

Ja W.
Fair enough… I didn’t know when MS got involved… that’s why I asked.

Too bad it’ll only ever be implemented on a total of two ships.

The US Navy should have researched scramshells instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4udI5xxzRkw&feature=related

Going to take some cleaver design to fit that lot in a ship

Bager: The USN’s unsuccessful trials in this field inn the late 80’s lead to the project inclusion of Metal Storm during the mid 90’s, it was Metal Storm who were able to bring the project back on track and make it what it is today.

Stan: Yes BAE are leading the way, they have invested the money which was taken away in the defence cuts of the 90’s. The British know a good system when they see one- Question remains- will they also employ this weapon system on their vessels in the future (refit or constructed with)?

The USN has been working on this since the 1980s, and has been using the same base design since the mid-1990s (although with different materials).

This is the result of a long progression of development… when did MetalStorm get into the act?

None of this would have been possible had it not been for the Aussie MetalStorm group!
Stupid government didn’t think the MS was a good idea, so the group sold it to the US and they are having so much fun with developing this stuff- Singapore Technologies is also involved and the blasted thing is, once these become mainstream, the RAN are going to want them on their vessels… and we’ll pay through the nose for them!

BAE systems leading the way.

None of this would have been possible had it not been for the Aussie MetalStorm group!
Stupid government didn’t think the MS was a good idea, so the group sold it to the US and they are having so much fun with developing this stuff- Singapore Technologies is also involved and the blasted thing is, once these become mainstream, the RAN are going to want them on their vessels… and we’ll pay through the nose for them!

That’s more then the range of Harpoon, so the munition is by far cheaper, and also longer ranged, and harder to intercept, and would make Harpoon obsolete, if it isn’t already.
Only catch is just how much it’s gonna cost to make this gun work.

And, IIRC, the munition uses kinetic rather than chemical energy to detroy the target. Which makes is far safer to have onboard, as it contains no explosives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun

Right. Railguns are the future. The question is how long until they’re viable.

That’s more then the range of Harpoon, so the munition is by far cheaper, and also longer ranged, and harder to intercept, and would make Harpoon obsolete, if it isn’t already.
Only catch is just how much it’s gonna cost to make this gun work.