Watching old war movies, we expect firing a navy gun to be accompanied by a deafening bang and a dramatic cloud of burnt powder. This being the 21st century, the US Navy has other ideas as it prepares to install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun on a Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel in 2016 as part of a program to develop the naval artillery of the future... Continue Reading US Navy announces sea trials for electromagnetic railgun
Section: Military
Tags: BAE Systems, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Prototype, Railgun,Research, US Navy
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