A growing problem in modern warfare is air defense. While this has been a concern for over a century, technology is progressing faster and faster, resulting in speedier, more lethal missiles. Add to ...
The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun program recently started to evaluate the second of two industry railgun prototype launchers at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials ...
In 2012, BAE Systems and General Atomics started developing one of the United States Navy’s most ambitious and unique ...
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 ...
Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy has shelved its ambitious electromagnetic railgun, citing cost, technical risk, and brutal rail-wear issues. -Japan is taking the opposite approach. Tokyo’s ...