MARAUDER

MARAUDER was a United States Air Force Research Laboratory project concerning the development of a coaxial plasma railgun. The ultimate goal of the MARAUDER program was to accelerate highly dense toroids containing plasma to high speeds. The project’s initial success led to it becoming classified, and only a few references to MAR AUDER appeared after 1993.

About MARAUDER in brief

Summary MARAUDERMARAUDER was a United States Air Force Research Laboratory project concerning the development of a coaxial plasma railgun. The ultimate goal of the MARAUDER program was to accelerate highly dense toroids containing plasma to high speeds. Such a system could be used for “hypervelocity projectiles,” x-ray production, and electrical power amplification.

The project’s initial success led to it becoming classified, and only a few references to MAR AUDER appeared after 1993. No information about the fate of the project has been published after 1995.