Comments on: It’s Not Like We’re In Two Resource-Intensive Ground Wars Where Economy of Force is Crucial or Anything http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything National News in Context Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:55:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: trevor http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3632 trevor Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:43:48 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3632 My mistake. <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/newimage/EMRailgun_Jan_08WorldRecordEvent.pdf">Briefing</a> [pdf] from <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/emrg/electromagnetic-railgun.asp">the Navy's website</a> reports that 8 megajoules is the state of the art, and they're aiming for 32 and then 64. (see slide 6).<br><br>So, they're going for <i>eight</i> times what they can do today, not just double. No opinion on whether that's a good idea, efficient use of resources, etc. My mistake. Briefing [pdf] from the Navy's website reports that 8 megajoules is the state of the art, and they're aiming for 32 and then 64. (see slide 6).

So, they're going for eight times what they can do today, not just double. No opinion on whether that's a good idea, efficient use of resources, etc.

]]> By: trevor http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3631 trevor Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:33:11 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3631 Via <a href="http://science.slashdot.org/science/08/01/28/173255.shtml">Slashdot</a>, from <a href="http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,160195,00.html">a Popular Mechanics article</a>:<br><i>Which is why the news that BAE Systems has delivered a functional, 32-megajoule Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun (32-MJ LRG) to the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., is exciting. Installation of the laboratory launcher is currently under way, and according to BAE, <b>this is the first step toward the Navy's goal of developing a tactical 64-megajoule ship-mounted weapon.</a></i> [emphasis added]</b> Via Slashdot, from a Popular Mechanics article:
Which is why the news that BAE Systems has delivered a functional, 32-megajoule Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun (32-MJ LRG) to the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., is exciting. Installation of the laboratory launcher is currently under way, and according to BAE, this is the first step toward the Navy's goal of developing a tactical 64-megajoule ship-mounted weapon. [emphasis added]

]]> By: msobel http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3630 msobel Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:49:38 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3630 But we have to have these kind of naval rifles. the limitations of physics on the size of the explosive propellant rifles put our entire battleship fleet at risk. Only with these kind of 21st weapons can we sail triumphantly across the Pacific to defeat the Imperial Eurasian Navy in a grand decisive battle. But we have to have these kind of naval rifles. the limitations of physics on the size of the explosive propellant rifles put our entire battleship fleet at risk. Only with these kind of 21st weapons can we sail triumphantly across the Pacific to defeat the Imperial Eurasian Navy in a grand decisive battle.

]]> By: boudin http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3629 boudin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:07:23 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3629 At least two British based international corporations are involved in the development of this weapon. One is BAE Systems and the other is QinetiQ. The latter's Board of Directors includes George Tenet as Non-executive Director.<br><a href="http://www.qinetiq.com/home/aboutqq/board_of_directors.html">http://www.qinetiq.com/home/aboutqq/board_of_di...</a><br><a href="http://www.baesystems.com/index.htm">http://www.baesystems.com/index.htm</a> At least two British based international corporations are involved in the development of this weapon. One is BAE Systems and the other is QinetiQ. The latter's Board of Directors includes George Tenet as Non-executive Director.
http://www.qinetiq.com/home/aboutqq/board_of_di...
http://www.baesystems.com/index.htm

]]> By: jkramerd http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3628 jkramerd Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:37:22 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3628 To be fair, the electromagnetic railgun has a pretty substantial set of non-military potential uses - get the energy high enough and it can become a much more efficient way of lobbing things into orbit than solid-fuel boosters. To be fair, the electromagnetic railgun has a pretty substantial set of non-military potential uses – get the energy high enough and it can become a much more efficient way of lobbing things into orbit than solid-fuel boosters.

]]> By: lorayneapojoynt http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3627 lorayneapojoynt Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:43:39 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3627 Who's got the contract for this weapon? General Electric? /snark<br><br>But seriously...which Bushie donor is trying to finish delivery before the end of the administation? I'm afraid to peek through a .mil domain to find out. Who's got the contract for this weapon? General Electric? /snark

But seriously…which Bushie donor is trying to finish delivery before the end of the administation? I'm afraid to peek through a .mil domain to find out.

]]> By: lukeness http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3626 lukeness Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:35:04 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3626 See this article in Popular Science (<a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/electromagnetic-railgun">http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/e...</a>) from June 2004 for a description. It's a replacement, in a sense, for ship-borne cruise missiles. Terribly destructive, I assume. See this article in Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/e...) from June 2004 for a description. It's a replacement, in a sense, for ship-borne cruise missiles. Terribly destructive, I assume.

]]> By: spencer_ackerman http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3625 spencer_ackerman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:00:19 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3625 'splain, please. 'splain, please.

]]> By: trevor http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-3624 trevor Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-3624 My understanding is that 10 megajoules is only a milestone, and what they're really after is <i>double</i> that. My understanding is that 10 megajoules is only a milestone, and what they're really after is double that.

]]> By: trevor http://washingtonindependent.com/2493/its-not-like-were-in-two-resource-intensive-ground-wars-where-economy-of-force-is-crucial-or-anything/comment-page-1#comment-2176 trevor Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=2493#comment-2176 My mistake. <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/newimage/EMRailgun_Jan_08WorldRecordEvent.pdf">Briefing</a> [pdf] from <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/emrg/electromagnetic-railgun.asp">the Navy's website</a> reports that 8 megajoules is the state of the art, and they're aiming for 32 and then 64. (see slide 6). So, they're going for <i>eight</i> times what they can do today, not just double. No opinion on whether that's a good idea, efficient use of resources, etc. My mistake. <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/newimage/EMRailgun_Jan_08WorldRecordEvent.pdf">Briefing</a> [pdf] from <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/emrg/electromagnetic-railgun.asp">the Navy’s website</a> reports that 8 megajoules is the state of the art, and they’re aiming for 32 and then 64. (see slide 6).

So, they’re going for <i>eight</i> times what they can do today, not just double. No opinion on whether that’s a good idea, efficient use of resources, etc.

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