Unlike missile systems, railguns rely on an electromagnetic current and kinetic energy to operate, shooting out a projectile ...

Technology is said to offer advantages such as high muzzle velocity and low noise, consistent with ‘supership’ blueprint ...

An infographic displayed by the company claims its multi-mission railgun can fire projectiles at speeds up to Mach 6. Three ...

US Railgun Revival Aims At China's Rising Missile, Drone Threats. The US's railgun dream is roaring back to life - this time as a last-ditch shield for Guam and the mainland against a new era of ...

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 ...

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Japan says it successfully test fired its medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun via an offshore platform. According to its Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), this was the ...

U.S. Navy environmental impact documents and government testing officials indicate that the navy’s electromagnetic railgun prototype is progressing toward eventual at-sea testing. Railguns use bursts ...

Key Point: Railguns as a technology might not be all they’re cracked up to be. China could have the world’s most powerful naval gun by 2025, according to a U.S. intelligence report. China is testing a ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--Senior Navy leaders will be on hand Dec. 10 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), a tenant command to Naval Support Facility (NSF), Dahlgren, Va., for a ...