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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 ...
China’s researchers recently claimed to have developed a working electromagnetic railgun, potentially providing the PLA with one of the most disruptive new weapons of the 21st century. Whether they ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
Hypersonic promise and hard reality: The railgun dilemma on America’s future battleship
Meet the ‘most lethal surface warship to appear in a long, long time’ the Trump-class battleship, which will be the next ...
What You Need to Know: Railguns, which use electromagnetic force to launch high-speed projectiles, have long been pursued by military powers, but they remain out of reach due to significant technical ...
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