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Jan 3, 2023

‘Marauder’ was the US military’s first plasma railgun – and it might have worked

While Vladimir Putin is busy touting Russia’s newest line of hypersonic weapons he is seemingly whipping the world into a frenzy about missiles flying past early warning systems. The United…

BYTeam Mighty

Jan 3, 2023

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

5 of the worst weapons projects the US military has in the works

The US military, together with its industry partners, makes some of the finest weapons in the world, but the programs that produce them rarely run as smoothly as intended. Some of the most problematic of the military’s recent projects belong …

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Navy says it’s finally ready to test railgun

The US Navy is planning to finally test the electromagnetic railgun it has spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars developing aboard a warship, according to new documents detailing the service’s testing and training plans. Unlike conv…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US Navy’s railgun is a lesson on how to not develop weapons

The US Navy’s efforts to develop a powerful electromagnetic railgun are a lesson in what not to do, a top US admiral said Feb. 6, 2019. The US has “a number of great ideas that are on the cusp,” Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval oper…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

China’s powerful new weapons could be sending a message

China ran report after report on Chinese military developments, leading some observers to suspect that the country is trying to send a message to its rivals and citizens at a time of heightened tensions with the US. China is “on the verge of …

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

How the Navy could arm Zumwalt destroyers with hypervelocity railgun rounds

The embattled Zumwalt-class destroyers still don’t have any ammunition, but the US Navy has an idea, or at least the beginnings of an idea. The Navy has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and more than a decade into railgun research, wh…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

China has a railgun, but it doesn’t seem useful in combat

China claims it’s winning the race to bring long-range superguns to its growing fleet, but experts say that even if these weapons work, they won’t make a difference in high-end conflict. China announced it will “soon” be arming its warship…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Navy might be firing special railgun rounds from standard artillery

The US Navy has reportedly been firing hypervelocity projectiles meant for electromagnetic railguns out of the 40-year-old deck guns that come standard on cruisers and destroyers in hopes of taking out hostile drones and cruise missiles for a lot le…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

China’s railgun allegedly takes to the open sea

A Chinese navy warship armed with what looks like a mounted electromagnetic railgun has apparently set sail, possibly for testing in the open ocean. The Type 072II Yuting-class tank landing ship Haiyang Shan and its weapon were spotte…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

This revolutionary rifle has four bores and won’t jam: Updated

*Update: We reached out to Martin Grier to ask about some of the more stunning claims surrounding the rifle and heard back just after the original article went to press. We’ve updated, in bold, the muzzle velocity and fire rates below with …

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Jun 29, 2018

China’s Navy plans on beating the US to an operational railgun

China looks set to beat the US to the punch on a naval railgun — which the US has spent more than $500 million and a decade…

BYBusiness Insider

Jun 29, 2018