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New Navy Railgun Tests Leading to Ship Superweapon by 2020 The first weapon-scale prototype of a futuristic Navy railgun began undergoing firing tests last week, the next big step toward putting the electromagnetic superweapon on U.S. warships by 2020. The Navy envisions using railguns to destroy enemy ships, defend against enemy missiles, or bombard land targets in support of Marines hitting the beaches. Navy Railgun tests leading to superweapon by 2020 The first weapon-scale prototype of a futuristic Navy railgun began undergoing firing tests last week, the next big step toward putting the electromagnetic superweapon on U.S. warships by 2020. The Navy envisions using railguns to destroy enemy ships, defend against enemy missiles, or bombard land targets in support of Marines hitting the beaches. It's Real! Navy Fires Railgun Navy officials told FoxNews this week that the stunning railgun, which relies on magnets rather than explosives to fire bullets at several times the speed of sound, blasted through budget constraints that are leaving federal research programs in Washington at the drawing board and unfinished. Navy reveals successful demo of futuristic railgun- Japan may cancel F-35 order if prices rise The Navy's futuristic railgun is one step closer to becoming a reality. Video: Navy Fires Off Its New Weaponized Railgun The Navy has spent seven years testing out the components of a way-futuristic weapon: a shipboard cannon that blasts bullets over vast distances at hypersonic speeds using bursts of electricity. Navy Unleashes Its Electromagnetic Railgun Outside of the Lab [Video] Just weeks after the U.S. Navy trotted out images and a few short videos of its devastating electromagnetic "railgun", ( EM Railgun , blowing a fiery hole in a target at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., a new and longer video has begun to make the rounds ( see below ). Whereas previous testing had taken place in the lab, this video indicates the Navy has moved the technology ... First industry railgun prototype launcher gets all fired up The electromagnetic (EM) railgun prototype launcher that was recently installed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Dahlgren, Virginia, has commenced firing, kicking off a two-month-long series of full-energy tests. Predictably, the first full energy shots make for some pretty impressive video... Continue Reading First industry railgun prototype launcher gets all fired up Section ... Military Video Captures Destructive Power of Navy's Newest Railgun "32 times the force of a 1-ton car being thrust at 100 mph." NAVY POWERING UP RAILGUN TESTS Within about a decade, the Navy envisions fitting ships with a super weapon powered not by explosives, but by electromagnetic energy. If all goes as planned, the Office of Naval Research said Tuesday, an electromagnetic railgun would fire a 40-pound inert projectile up to 115 miles--able to take out a missile, enemy ship, or target on land--by kinetic energy alone. No explosives would be ... Navy Railgun Tests Leading to Ship Superweapon The Navy has begun testing its first full-size railgun as a futuristic superweapon for its warships by 2020.
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