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Northrop Grumman: Raid Hunter™ 50mm Projectile Flight Test Advances Gun-Based Air Defense Capability

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Summary by 6ix AI

Northrop Grumman recently completed an aeroballistic (in-flight) test at the Potomac River Test Range in Dahlgren, Virginia, of a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter, its short-range gun-based air defense system designed to defeat large numbers of aerial threats. The company says the test validated projectile performance and generated flight data.

Key details

  • The test rounds were fired from an XM913 Chain Gun and generated high-fidelity data for nearly every shot, which the company says confirmed pre-test predictions and performance expectations.
  • The results advance development of a new guided, proximity-fuzed 50mm round for Raid Hunter, a round that detonates when it comes close to a target; the company describes it as the world's first 50mm guided round.
  • Northrop Grumman says Raid Hunter is scalable and cost-effective, designed to defeat mass mixed raids (large, mixed groups of aerial threats) and help close gaps in short-range defense.
  • This completed test is one of several assessments planned for the Raid Hunter system.

What’s still pending

  • The guided 50mm round is still in development, with further assessments of the Raid Hunter system to come.

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Aeroballistic test conducted at Potomac River Test Range in Dahlgren, Virginia, as one of several upcoming assessments for the company's Raid Hunter™ system, a Raid Defense™ Solution, featuring the world's first 50mm guided round. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman & Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division)

DAHLGREN, Va. - Sept. 16, 2026 - (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) recently completed an aeroballistic test for a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter™, its Gun-Based Air Defense (GBAD) system, validating projectile performance and generating critical flight data to advance its development.

Fired from an XM913 Chain Gun®, the test rounds generated high-fidelity data for nearly every shot, confirming pre-test predictions and performance expectations.

The results advance Northrop Grumman's development of a new guided, proximity-fuzed 50mm round for Raid Hunter. Designed to help address the growing challenge of defeating large numbers of aerial threats, Raid Hunter provides a scalable and cost-effective short-range solution designed to defeat mass mixed raids and help close gaps in short-range defense capability.

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