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Japan’s Navy Is Test Firing a Railgun Weapon (The U.S. Navy Has None)

Key Points and Summary - Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency says it successfully fired a ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun at a real vessel in June–July, using JS Asuka as the ...
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Railguns failed the ship test. Hypersonics fit the fleet

Why did the U.S. Navy’s electromagnetic railgun fade away while hypersonic weapons kept moving forward? The answer sits less ...