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Midshipmen looking down railgun barrel
DAHLGREN, Va. (April 14, 2017) - U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen peer down the barrel of the electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Navy scientists and engineers briefed the Midshipmen on electromagnetic launchers, hypervelocity projectiles, and directed energy weapons, in addition to the command's capabilities in complex warfare systems development and integration to incorporate electric weapons technology into existing and future fighting forces and platforms.