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 ...

It can fire a solid metal slug at speeds of up to 4,500 mph, or Mach 6. It can hit targets up to 100 nautical miles away. It’s capable of defeating incoming ballistic missiles and liquefying even the ...

Tom Boucher, electromagnetic railgun program manager at the Office of Naval Research, discusses higher firing rates and extending bore life during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor ...

China has indirectly confirmed that it was testing what would be the world's first warship-mounted railgun, a powerful electromagnetic weapon that even the U.S. Navy has struggled to bring to sea, ...