Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel::Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.

  • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re thinking of EMALS. It’s a catapult for aircraft, not a gun. Pretty close in concept though. Had some teething issues, turned out larger than expected, but works just fine now.

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The GAO says it still has reliability issues that won’t likely be ironed out for about a decade.