The US Navy is working on a few railgun projects that will eventually replace the largest guns on the fleet’s cruisers and destroyers. These rail guns will fire a projectile away from the ship ...
The U.S. has also invested heavily in acquiring rail gun capabilities in the past, even if related efforts have been essentially put on the back burner more recently. Over the last decade ...
Objective: construct and fire a rail gun. Definition: a linear electromagnetic accelerator consisting of two rails and an armature in which the large amounts of current are passed through the rails to ...
New photos appear to show the railgun perched on the bow of a Type 072III-class landing ship at sea By Jared Keller Posted on Dec 29, 2018 7:24 PM EST China’s futuristic electromagnetic railgun ...
Although the U.S. invested around $500 million in its Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) program, it ceased funding in 2022 due to power and durability issues. -China, however, continues its efforts ...