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Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using electroMagnetic railgun (PILUM)
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This document outlines the awarded PILUM project under the European Union's Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR). Led by the Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint Louis alongside six consortium partners, the project is a feasibility study on electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) technology and novel hypervelocity projectiles for artillery systems reaching distances of 200 km and above on naval and terrestrial platforms.
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Project Overview and PADR Grant Details
This project has received funding from the European Union's Preparatory Action for Defence Research - PADR programme under grant agreement No 884184 [PILUM]
Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using electroMagnetic railgun (PILUM)
Under the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the grant for the Research Action call on the topic 'PADR-FDDT-EMERGING-03-2019', subtopic (4) 'Long-range effects' was signed on 30 March 2021. The awarded project, called PILUM, is led by the Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint Louis (France). The consortium encompasses a total of 7 participants from 4 countries. The project, which has a duration of 30 months, will receive an EU grant of roughly €1.5 million.
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This document outlines the awarded PILUM project under the European Union's Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR). Led by the Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint Louis alongside six consortium partners, the project is a feasibility study on electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) technolo...