The electromagnetic railgun prototype, which weighs eight tons and has a 19.6-foot-long cannon barrel, is capable of firing a projectile at Mach 6.5, according to the report.

Japan has shown off a railgun it would use to shoot down hypersonic missiles. The weapon fires projectiles at 2,500 metres per second – seven times the speed of sound – enabling rapid ...

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 U.S. Navy halted its Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) program in 2021 after 16 years of development and $500 million in spending, due to technical challenges such as high power demands and ...

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 ...

Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc (OHM) said that it has chartered a survey vessel for a five-month Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) survey program in Northwest Europe, West Africa and the ...

Japan has released images of its shipboard electromagnetic (EM) railgun, ... Asuka is a 151 m destroyer-like vessel that was commissioned by the JMSDF as a survey and research ship in March 1995.

Advanced naval guns that could replace land-attack and anti-ship missiles as well as defend warships from ... with the start of prototype electromagnetic railgun testing by the U.S. Navy ...

Japan has shown off a railgun it would use to shoot down hypersonic missiles. The weapon fires projectiles at 2,500 meters per second - seven times the speed of sound - enabling rapid engagement ...