Japan says it successfully test fired its medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun via an offshore platform. According to its Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), this was the ...

The U.S. Navy quietly revived its Mach 7 railgun at the White Sands Missile Range in 2026 — five years after the Pentagon ...

Japan has released new images of its ship-mounted railgun firing from the test ship JS Asuka on September 10, marking a milestone in the country’s push to develop directed-energy weapons for the Japan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This striking image is from a high-speed camera used to photograph a US railgun in action in 2012. This Virginia-based railgun was ...

Japan's railgun seen here carrying out a test firing from JS Asuka . (Japan Ministry of Defense) Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has carried out test firings of its shipboard ...

Advanced naval guns that could replace land-attack and anti-ship missiles as well as defend warships from ballistic and cruise missiles have taken a step forward with the start of prototype ...

“Ready, aim, fire!” It’s not that simple say Navy engineers firing test rounds on the Potomac River Test Range.

It was more than déjà vu for the Marine as he loaded a hypervelocity projectile (HVP) into a gun at the Potomac River Test Range April 30.