The U.S. Navy has spent $500 million developing a working railgun. Now that the weapon works, there are no plans to make it an operational weapon system. The service is instead pushing a new ...

The U.S. Navy's experimental railgun is getting new upgrades to make it fire more powerful shots, and fire them faster. It's the latest bit of progress on this still-landlocked weapon, but when ...

Japan’s railgun was first tested aboard a ship in October 2023. But this latest trial involved a significantly modified version, a sign that progress is being made toward a more stable, powerful ...