Report on Navy Laser, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectiles
Report on Navy Laser, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectiles January 13, 2021 5:40 PM The following is the Jan. 12, 2020, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress From the report Three new ship-based weapons being developed by the Navy—solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the gun-launched guided projectile (GLGP), also known as the hypervelocity projectile (HVP)—could substantially improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against surface craft...