The technology has been under development since the mid-1980s and in 1993 was actively being researched in the United States by the Army Research Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and defense industry contractors, including FMC Corporation, General Dynamics Land Systems, Olin Ordnance, and Soreq Nuclear Research Center.Taulbee, Steve (1993). ARL Ballistics Research , U.S. Army Research Laboratory, p. 5. It is possible that electrothermal-chemical gun propulsion will be an integral part of US Army's future combat system and those of other countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom. Electrothermal-chemical technology is part of a broad research and development program that encompasses all electric gun technology, such as railguns and coil guns.
the technology has been under development since the mid-1980s and in 1993 was actively being researched in the united states by the army research laboratory sandia national laboratories and defense industry contractors including fmc corporation general dynamics land systems olin ordnance and soreq nuclear research centertaulbee steve (1993) arl ballistics research  us army research laboratory p 5 it is possible that electrothermal-chemical gun propulsion will be an integral part of us army's future combat system and those of other countries such as germany and the united kingdom electrothermal-chemical technology is part of a broad research and development program that encompasses all electric gun technology such as railguns and coil guns