On October 17, Japan’s military announced it had successfully test-fired a railgun on board a ship. The test was conducted by the Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency, Japan’s rough ...

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 ...

A United States electromagnetic railgun is seen at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Virginia on January 12, 2017. John F. Williams/U.S. Navy ...

In May, Japan announced it had developed a prototype medium railgun of 40mm calibre to research how to achieve higher initial velocity and longer barrel life. The rail’s endurance is more than 120 ...

JAPAN has successfully fired a railgun at sea for the first time in the world in a groundbreaking test. Incredible footage shows the 44mm-calibre weapon firing a number of rounds into the ocean fro… ...

During that test, its railgun fired up to 120 rounds, with those rounds popping off at 2,000 meters per second (MPS)—or slightly below Mach 6. Japan’s Defense Industry Levels Up.

Last year, a Japanese ship performed the first-ever railgun test at sea, a success that led the Ministry of Defense to request 23.8 billion yen (about $160 million) for railgun R&D in its 2024 budget.