Hermes uses electrical power rather than chemical propellants to launch inert and guided munitions.
US Firm Tests Electromagnetic Launcher That Fires Projectiles at Mach 1+
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Ukraine’s New Battlefield Trio Covers Air, Ground, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Vikha EW, Steppe Wind kamikaze drone, and Terrikon-X UGV are Ukraine’s latest battlefield systems.
A New Way to Fire Thousands of Drone Interceptors? The US Army Is Testing It
Hermes uses electromagnetic launch to fire drone interceptors without rocket motors, enabling high-volume counter-swarm engagements at lower cost.
Europe Just Fired an Electromagnetic Railgun Into Open Air
ISL’s railgun launches projectiles using electromagnetic force instead of conventional chemical propellants.
China Debuts Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
Truck-mounted EMALS uses three eight-wheeled trucks that link on a runway to form a segmented electromagnetic launch rail.
Turkey Launches First Dedicated Stand-Off Electronic Warfare Aircraft
The HAVA SOJ leverages advanced jamming and deception systems to detect, disrupt, and deceive enemy radar and communications from beyond hostile airspace.
Mach 6 Railgun Incoming: India Experiments With Electromagnetic Artillery
Electromagnetic Railgun is India’s artillery system, capable of firing a 50-kilogram projectile at Mach 6, reaching distances of up to 200 kilometers, and using electromagnetic force.
HII’s GRIMM Shrinks the EW Mission Into a One-Kilo Payload
GRIMM is an EW system, weighing under two pounds, operating across 10 megahertz to 18 gigahertz, providing real-time signal detection, geolocation, and tracking.
The Railgun Returns: General Atomics Unveils a Reinvented Electromagnetic Weapon
General Atomics is reviving the railgun program with a new generation of electromagnetic weapons capable of firing hypersonic tungsten-pellet payloads.
Japan’s Electromagnetic Railgun Proves Sea-Strike Power in Breakthrough Test
The railgun is a next-gen weapon that accelerates projectiles to Mach 6.5, delivering long-range, high-speed strikes at a fraction of the cost of traditional missiles.
