Not to be outdone by the developments in China and Russia, next year the DoD will test a next-gen hypervelocity projectile (HVP) — a supersonic round with a 100 nautical-mile range and speeds near Mach 6. This new high-tech gun would add significant firepower to the Pentagon’s current missile defense systems.
The new HVP is adaptable to the Army’s 155 mm howitzers as well as the Navy’s 5-inch deck guns aboard destroyers and cruisers and will serve both offensive and defensive purposes.
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The new HVP is adaptable to the Army’s 155 mm howitzers as well as the Navy’s 5-inch deck guns aboard destroyers and cruisers and will serve both offensive and defensive purposes.
Click here and here for more details.
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