The National Interest

The Hyper Velocity Projectile: How the Navy Could Fire 5,600 MPH ‘Bullets’ at Missiles

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) ...
The National Interest

How the U.S. Army Is Using Old Artillery to Fire Hypervelocity 'Bullets'

An Army Howitzer is now firing a super high-speed, high-tech, electromagnetic Hyper Velocity Projectile, initially developed as a Navy weapon. Due to its ability to reach speeds of up to 5,600 miles ...
NextBigFuture

Army Paladin self-propelled howitzer fired high velocity projectile which could be used in any 155-mm and 5-inch guns

One of the SCO’s priorities was adapting technology from “railguns”. Such guns use neither explosives nor propellant, but instead rely on electromagnetic forces to fire projectiles at speeds of up to ...
Business Wire

BAE Systems to Develop Next-Generation Guided Projectile for U.S. Navy

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems has received a $33.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and demonstrate a Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP). The HVP is a ...
IBTimes UK

US Army is looking at artillery guns to fire 'hyper velocity' shells to down ballistic missiles

The US Army is turning toward their existing heavy artillery guns to shoot down ballistic missiles as the threat of enemy missiles gets more real by the day. The Pentagon has reportedly turned to a ...
UPI

BAE to develop hyper-velocity projectile for Navy

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A guided hyper-velocity projectile for U.S. Navy gun systems is to be developed and demonstrated by BAE Systems under an Office of Naval Research contract. The award, ...