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 ...

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 ...

The US Navy is testing a railgun that it has invested $500 million in — and it plans to invest an additional $800 million. Military planners say that the barrel gun "would be useful if the US ...

China and Railgun Technology: A Game Changer “China is an imitator, not an innovator,” is a common refrain one hears from ...

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 ...

The US Navy has decided to shelve the research and development of an electromagnetic railgun to build other weapons, such as hypersonic missiles and lasers, the Associated Press reported ...