Aviation Week

U.S. Army Could Adopt Kinetic Energy Projectile

Credit: Lawrence Livermore's Kinetic Energy Projectile warhead would arm the Mach 3-speed Army Tactical Missile System (ATacMS): U.S. Army While Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Kinetic Energy ...
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 ...
The National Interest

The U.S. Army’s New Super Weapon: 5,000 Mile Per Hour ‘Big’ Guns

Due to its ability to reach speeds of up to 5,600 miles per hour, the hypervelocity projectile is engineered as a kinetic energy warhead, meaning no explosives are necessary. The hyper velocity ...