K2 Energy batteries to help power Navy electromagnetic railgun

摘要

Washington-U.S. Navy hypervelocity weapons experts needed powerful and reliable batteries to power a large modular capacitor bank for the electromagnetic railgun. They found their solution from K2 Energy Solutions Inc. in Henderson, Nev. Officials of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington announced a potential $81.4 million contract to K2 Energy for the self-contained battery intermediate energy store system to power capacitor banks for the Navy's future electromagnetic railgun.