THE TENSION: Additional Imagery: World-record Navy Railgun Test Firing

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Dr. Elizabeth D'Andrea, program manager, electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) innovative Naval prototype, escorts the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, into the electromagnetic launch facility following the Navy's Office of Naval Research successful record-setting firing of an EMRG at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va. ONR's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. U.S. Navy Photograph by Mr. John F. Williams (Released)

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, 2008, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera. U.S. Navy Photograph (Released)

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Jim Poyner, senior engineer, Gun Weapons Branch, gives the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, a tour of the Navy's Office of Naval Research electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., following the successful record-setting firing. A test slug was fired at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. ONR's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. U.S. Navy Photograph by Mr. John F. Williams (Released)

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Andrew Wyman, left, Test Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCDD) Dahlgren Division, shows the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, a test slug following the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR)successful record-setting firing of the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at NSWCDD, on January 31, 2008. ONR's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. U.S. Navy Photograph by Mr. John F. Wiliams (Released)

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