U.S. Army will develop a rail gun shooting 1 in 6 seconds and a laser cannon of 3 times the current status by 2020

The US NavyLaser cannonYaRail gunAlthough it is thought that actual deployment is close, how 2020 it is planned to complete "rail gun shooting one shot every 6 seconds" and "three times as powerful laser cannon as current" I understood.

Navy Pursuing Upgraded Railgun, Higher-Power Laser Gun By 2020 - USNI News
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The US Navy has revealed that it will realize significant performance improvement by 2020 for the next generation weapons railgun & laser guns currently under development.

Major General Bryant Fuller of the Navy Marine System Directorate of the US Navy said in a panel discussion on the Direct Energy Summit that with regard to the rail gun, which is said to have difficulty in rapid fire capability (firefighting ability), to fire more than 10 shots per minute With respect to laser cannon, the current model of output 30 kilowatts "LaWS"We are planning to develop a 100 kilowatt model that boasts three times more power than ours.


The high-power laser cannon that increased its power will be demonstrating on the sea in FY 2018, and it seems that technologies gained by developing fighter planes will be launched to improve performance. In addition, 150 kilowatts laser cannon is expected to be developed in the near future, Major general Fuller says.


In addition, the rail gun which can not be shot because of the heat treatment problem inside the barrel is planning to conduct a maritime test of the rapid fire model which can fire 10 shots per minute even in 2019. In addition, the railgun of the rapid-fire model will be offered not only to the US Navy but also to the US Army, Brigadier General Neil Sirgrid of the US Army is hoping to utilize the railgun for the interception system of short-range ballistic missiles I said.


In addition to the high power type rail guns boasting a powerful destructive power, the development of a rail gun that supports even the ultra high-speed launching by the conventional 5-inch gun is also in progress.