The U.S. Navy's experimental railgun is getting new upgrades to make it fire more powerful shots, and fire them faster. It's the latest bit of progress on this still-landlocked weapon, but when ...

The U.S. Navy says it has tested one of two prototypes of its futuristic electromagnetic railgun, a weapon that could fire a 5-inch projectile up to 100 miles, yet which requires no explosives to ...

While the railgun has been debuted in public before, the Department of Defense has For years, we’ve been hearing about the Navy’s newest high-tech weapon: ...

“China's (railgun) is capable of striking a target 124 miles away at speeds of up to 1.6 miles per second, according to the report. For perspective, a shot fired from Washington, D.C., could ...

For years, we’ve been sharing videos and images showing the destructive power of the United State Navy’s electromagnetic railgun. But we might soon be seeing the last of those horrifying GIFs. ...

Military researchers began developing the railgun at a cost of $250 million in 2005 as part of the Navy's so-called "future weapon system." "The railgun is a true warfighter game changer.

Key Points: The U.S. Navy has, for years, attempted to develop a railgun weapon, spending $500 million on this effort. Sadly, Washington has long abandoned such plans. However, Japan seems to have ...

Analysis of photos show a railgun system being installed on a Chinese amphibious ship. Sean Gallagher – Feb 2, 2018 5:00 pm | 334 Another photo of the gun installed.

In 2016, the U.S. Navy is going to test a railgun—a weapon that can repeatedly launch a projectile at more than 5,000 MPH—from a boat. In 2018, they’re going to do it again.

Japan’s railgun was first tested aboard a ship in October 2023. But this latest trial involved a significantly modified version, a sign that progress is being made toward a more stable, powerful ...

Last year, a Japanese ship performed the first-ever railgun test at sea, a success that led the Ministry of Defense to request 23.8 billion yen (about $160 million) for railgun R&D in its 2024 budget.

The railgun uses this energy to propel a projectile with a monolithic armature to muzzle speeds exceeding 2,000 m/s. The system features 25 modular capacitor power banks, with each possessing a ...