The Navy’s railgun may be back from the dead — for now

There’s dead, mostly dead, and then there’s the Navy’s railgun, which appears to have been resurrected along with the battleship.
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With a bang, Navy begins tests on EM Railgun Prototype Launcher

Engineers fired the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher at a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) facility, commencing an evaluation ...
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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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DEPSECDEF loads HVP on Test Range and observes Repetitive Rate Electromagnetic Railgun’s commissioning series

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.