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From Laboratory to Open Air: ISL’s Outdoor Railgun Test facility and What It Means for
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From Laboratory to Open Air: ISL’s Outdoor Railgun Test facility and What It Means for

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10th workshop on «Battlefield Acoustics» 13-15 October 2026. Hosted by ISL – French German Research
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