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 ...

For the railgun, it's used to propel projectiles at tremendous speeds without the need for cordite or other explosives. The United States, India, China, France, and Germany have all looked at ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary on Japan's New Railgun - While the U.S. Navy's ambitious and expensive railgun program was canceled in 2021 after 15 years and $500 million in spending, Japan has successfully ...

Japan has released photos of its railgun—which fires projectiles using electricity—in action during a test against a target at sea amid China's development of similar futuristic weapons.

As one might expect, Tokyo’s railgun is far cheaper than the Pentagon’s similar project. America’s leadership thinks that the United States military, in its current form, is prepared to fight—and ...