Discover the science and technology behind the electromagnetic railgun, a revolutionary long-range naval weapon that uses intense electricity instead of traditional rocket fuel. This video begins with ...

Key Points - While the US Navy abandoned its railgun program in 2021 after decades of research and over $500 million invested, primarily due to severe barrel degradation issues, Japan is successfully ...

In order to give its on-board weaponry a kick in the pants, the U.S. Navy is actively pursuing the development of a new electric-based launcher system—the Electromagnetic Railgun—through two separate ...

NAVAL RAILGUN: On Jan. 31, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will test-fire its electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at a record-setting muzzle energy launch of 10 megajoules (MJ). That energy level will ...