Suppose you throw some object near the surface of the earth. If the only significant force on the object is the constant downward gravitational force, we call this "projectile motion." Yes, that ...

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 ...

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 ...

September 28, 2020: The U.S. Air Force recently tested the 155mm version of its HVP (Hyper Velocity Projectile) fired from an army M-109 self-propelled 155mm howitzer. The HVP hit an incoming target ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Guided-missile destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) is made ready before flooding of the dry dock at General Dynamic-Bath Iron Works shipyard. US Navy Photo ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is still ...

The United States Navy reportedly tested an advanced long-range artillery round from a destroyer at last summer’s Rim of the Pacific exercise. Defense officials told USNI News that the USS Dewey fired ...