BIG GUNS: U.S. Navy researchers plan a “record-setting” test of a 32-megajoule Electromagnetic Railgun on Dec. 10 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va. The event also will allow the ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Big Railgun Failure Still Stings
It was to be the naval weapon technology of the future, holding the tantalizing promise of very low per-shot shots, deep magazines, high precision, and long range. In 2007, the U.S. Navy even wrote ...
What You Need to Know: Railguns, which use electromagnetic force to launch high-speed projectiles, have long been pursued by military powers, but they remain out of reach due to significant technical ...
Japan has released new images of its ship-mounted railgun firing from the test ship JS Asuka on September 10, marking a milestone in the country’s push to develop directed-energy weapons for the Japan ...
A Japanese naval experimental ship was spotted underway on Thursday with what appeared to be an electromagnetic railgun, a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles using electricity. Newsweek has ...
A 3D diagram of Japan's EM railgun. (Japan Ministry of Defense) The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has given further details on its intentions behind the country's electromagnetic (EM) railgun ...
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