Archery and target shooting with firearms and air guns are just a few of the many sports and pastimes that involve high-speed projectiles. Try this measurement technique. Archery and target shooting ...

The last time I looked at this projectile motion lab, I was confused. My different methods for measuring the launch speed of the ball were not even close to being consistent. So, I am bringing out the ...

CORRECTION: This post has been updated to include a new statement from Naval Sea Systems Command that changes one previously given to USNI News revising the planned speed of hyper velocity projectile ...

The Office of Naval Research is getting ready to deploy their electromagnetic Railgun for testing for the first time next year. But what is a gun without ammo? The Hyper Velocity Projectile is being ...

The Navy, DoD and even the Army are also experimenting with integrating the rail gun hypervelocity projectile with existing weapons platforms such as the Navy’s 5-inch guns or Army Howitzer. Also, the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We show that a projectile launched horizontally with a drag force dependent on a power of the velocity will reach a minimum velocity before ...

The Pentagon is pursuing an innovation missile-defense system that could address some of the shortcomings of the existing systems it deploys. There are a number of major (somewhat interrelated) ...

Artillery is getting a speed boost at the US Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, where General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) test fired a hypersonic projectile multiple times using the ...

The Pentagon’s office tasked with tweaking existing and developing military technology for new uses is pushing development of ammo meant for the electromagnetic railgun for use in existing naval guns ...

Japan has test-launched a domestically developed ballistic missile in the United States, Tokyo said, amid the threats posed by China and North Korea. The Japanese Defense Ministry on Friday revealed ...