DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 19, 2016) – Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo – who led the ROK delegation to see new and emerging technologies developed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) – holds an electromagnetic railgun projectile and inspects damage caused to metal plates from a previous test. NSWCDD engineers briefed Han and his delegation on electromagnetic launchers, hypervelocity projectiles, and directed energy weapons, in addition to the command’s core capabilities in complex warfare systems development and integration to incorporate elect

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DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 19, 2016) – Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo – who led the ROK delegation to see new and emerging technologies developed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) – holds an electromagnetic railgun projectile and inspects damage caused to metal plates from a previous test. NSWCDD engineers briefed Han and his delegation on electromagnetic launchers, hypervelocity projectiles, and directed energy weapons, in addition to the command’s core capabilities in complex warfare systems development and integration to incorporate electric weapons technology into existing and future fighting forces and platforms. ( Navy by Patrick Dunn/Released)

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