SDIO KEW Lexan projectile

Författare/Upphovsman:

Camera Operator: R. D. Ward
Service Depicted: Other Service

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ID:DDSC8513609

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Wikimedia Commons

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Beskrivning:

During a test of the effects of Kinetic Energy Weapons (KEW) at the General Motors-Delco test facility, a seven gram Lexan (polycarbonate plastic) projectile was fired from a light gas gun at a velocity of 23,000 feet per second (≈7000 m/s) at this cast aluminum block. The wooden scale is calibrated in inches (1 in = 25.4 mm). The KEW technologies are part of the Strategic Defense Initiative research program to determine the feasibility of implementing a multi-layered defense against ballistic missiles.
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Public domain

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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.