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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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The Japanese Military Just Tested Its First Railgun
Although it has become common in science fiction, the development of a practical railgun has been excruciatingly slow, with the United States abandoning its railgun project in 2022.
National Security Journal on MSN
The U.S. Navy’s Big Railgun Failure Still Stings
It was to be the naval weapon technology of the future, holding the tantalizing promise of very low per-shot shots, deep magazines, high precision, and long range. In 2007, the U.S. Navy even wrote ...
The U.S. Navy carried out four scheduled unarmed missile tests of the Trident II D5LE off the coast of Florida last week.
The Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has completed the first UK Royal Navy (RN) in-service firing of the Kongsberg Naval Strike ...
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 ...
The Navy, working with Skydweller Aero, just reached a major milestone in clean-energy aviation. Its solar-powered drone, known as Skydweller, flew for 73 hours straight without needing fuel. The test ...
The National Interest on MSN
Navy Submarine Tests Trident II Ballistic Missiles Near Florida
The Navy has 14 Ohio -class ballistic missile submarines equipped with Trident II D5LE ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads. Each sub can carry up to 24 ballistic missiles. These submarines are ...
The Navy is testing technology from Israeli company Sealartec designed to autonomously launch and recover small boats, according to a Tuesday announcement from the service describing a June 2025 ...
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US Navy robot spacecraft for satellite servicing survives punishing space test
During the trial, the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites payload was integrated with the Mission Robotic Vehicle spacecraft bus.
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — Your morning coffee might be interrupted by a wall-rattling boom this week if you live in Lake, Marion or Volusia County, especially if you live in the Umatilla or Altoona area ...
Staying fit in tight spaces with little to no equipment is always a challenge, whether you are in a hotel room or living and working on a ship. Tight quarters, limited equipment and unpredictable ...
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