Although it has become common in science fiction, the development of a practical railgun has been excruciatingly slow, with ...

Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency says it successfully fired a ship-mounted ...

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 ...

Japan's Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has released new pictures from testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard the testbed warship JS Asuka earlier this year. A picture ...

Japan said it has successfully completed a target test of its railgun, marking a milestone in developing the next-generation weapon capable of firing projectiles at extremely high velocity.

Rail guns can launch projectiles at a much faster speed than conventional weapons, giving them greater penetration power.

Japan has made a major technological development in military technology by testing the first ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun in the world in which the electromagnetic weapon was fired at ...

Japan reached a new defense milestone in the summer of 2025 after successfully test-firing a high-power electromagnetic ...

TOKYO—Japan plans to conduct a second at-sea test of its developmental railgun in June, as the next phase of the technology’s evolution advances under the leadership of the Acquisition, Technology & ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Navy test-fired its new electromagnetic railgun at a U.S. test facility this week in preparation for a two-month evaluation of the weapon’s capabilities, according to ...