The first weapon-scale prototype of a futuristic Navy railgun began undergoing firing tests last week, the next big step toward putting the electromagnetic superweapon on U.S. warships by 2020. The ...
EMS' new systems can send off a projectile at Mach 6 (4,604 mph), depending on mass and the weapon's muzzle velocity, keeping ...
It's official. The U.S. Navy is building a railgun. Almost READY TO AIM AND FIRE -- BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE NAVY'S NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN. IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. NAVY. Earlier this month, the U.S.
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 ...
Advanced naval guns that could replace land-attack and anti-ship missiles as well as defend warships from ballistic and cruise missiles have taken a step forward with the start of prototype ...
DAHLGREN -- A futuristic weapon demonstrated its destructive power in a trial run conducted by the Navy today at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren. Engineers fired the electromagnetic ...
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is planning sea trials for a weapon that can fire a low-cost, 23-pound (10-kg) projectile at seven times the speed of sound using electromagnetic energy, ...
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