The service is instead pushing a new hypervelocity projectile it can fire from existing guns. The U.S. Navy’s $500 million electromagnetic railgun—capable of slinging projectiles at hypersonic ...

Traditional weapons are known for being loud and heavy. China's newest invention defies that norm—it's quiet and lightweight.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced Wednesday that its Blitzer railgun hypersonic projectiles successfully passed tests at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground in Utah between 7 and 9 ...

Capable of firing projectiles at several times the speed of sound, this railgun may change how wars are fought. It’s high-tech, high-impact, and hard to defend against.

Because of its hypersonic speed produced by the railgun, a projectile shaped like a bullet could deliver devastating damage even without exploding. It could include electronic guidance systems ...

Both China and North Korea, which pose threats to Japan, have claimed to have tested and deployed hypersonic missiles.

To defend ships, conduct surface warfare against enemy vessels and support U.S. Marines and ground forces, EM Railgun-armed ships will be able to fire hypervelocity projectiles giving US forces ...

U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams. 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 ...

The railgun is framed specifically as a protective measure: by firing high-speed bullets, the railgun is designed to stop incoming attacks through the air or on the sea. Most bullets are fired by ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

The shell is then launched by the expansion of exploding gun powder. What about a railgun? This weapon can fire a projectile at tremendous speeds without even using an expanding gas. But how does ...

Every single weapon like the GR-1 Anvil, whether it's a handheld railgun or a gigantic one, runs on the same principle: using electricity to propel a projectile to insane speeds. Using high-energy ...