Looking to expand tactical and logistical capabilities while enhancing safety aboard US Navy vessels, an American technology firm contracted by the Navy has conducted a test of their new railgun prototype- one that pushes projectiles at six times the speed…
The ElectroMagnetic Railgun is a long-range weapon that launches projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants and is under development by the Department of the Navy for use aboard ships.
The U.S. Navy plans to install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard a joint high speed vessel in fiscal year 2016, the service announced today. This test will mark the first time an electromagnetic railgun (EM railgun) has been…
