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Railguns: The Super Weapon the U.S. Navy ‘Quit’ Building

Key Points - While the US Navy abandoned its railgun program in 2021 after decades of research and over $500 million invested, primarily due to severe barrel degradation issues, Japan is successfully ...
Aviation Week

Japan Investigates U.S. Railgun Technology, Report Says

SINGAPORE—Japan reportedly is interested in U.S. railgun technology at a time when Tokyo is investing heavily in long-range strike systems. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) ...
The National Interest

Social Media Shares First Image of Japanese Railgun

Japan has been developing electromagnetic (EM) railgun technology since at least 2015, and current plans call for its future 13DDX destroyers to be armed with advanced weapons and possibly even lasers ...