Objective Accomplishments Bibliography Mission IAP is a leader in the application of electromagnetics to launch objects at high velocities. Our Mission is to develop electromagnetic guns, launch packages, and electromagnetic armaments for future all-electric army tanks.
Electromagnetic guns can launch projectiles to velocities well beyond today's conventional guns.
IAP's efforts are concentrated on the launcher and launch package. Our objective is to apply new technologies to develop the launcher, which must support the high launch forces and current pulses to achieve the high launch velocities well beyond what is presently possible. IAP's objective also is to develop high efficiency launch packages, which can survive the launch loads without damaging the launcher. Our research and development efforts are continuing at IAP to make railguns reliable and economical. IAP has designed and built launchers, which demonstrated the feasibility of railguns.