Japan has shown off a railgun it would use to shoot down hypersonic missiles. The weapon fires projectiles at 2,500 metres ...

A Japanese naval experimental ship was spotted underway on Thursday with what appeared to be an electromagnetic railgun ... In the United States, the Navy spent more than a decade developing ...

THE Japanese Navy has unveiled a terrifying new giant railgun that uses magnets to fire at 5,600mph. The futuristic ...

Looking like something out of Minecraft, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has released a new image of its latest ...

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 ...

Japan has released images of its shipboard electromagnetic (EM) railgun, which suggest that the weapon system will soon ...

The electromagnetic weapon is being developed ... that affected similar programmes in other countries. In the United States, a navy railgun project was abandoned in 2021 after issues with barrel ...

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THE Japanese Navy has unveiled a terrifying new giant ... apparently showing a railgun on board. The US has been unsuccessful in its attempts to build a railgun system thus far.

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 barrel ...