The U.S. Navy is channeling fresh investment into electromagnetic railgun-related testing, but the work is not happening aboard destroyers or carriers. A new Department of Defense contract awarded on ...

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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 ...