Navy

US Navy’s Railgun Could Find Home On Stealth Warship

The US Navy’s experimental railgun – an electromagnetic projectile launcher – has been grabbing headlines and making waves ever since it was revealed that the weapon has left the realm of science fiction.

The railgun is reportedly capable of firing projectiles at seven times the speed of sound, and a fully operational version could soon find a new home on the state-of-the-art Zumwalt-class warship the USS Lyndon B Johnson.

The railgun was scheduled for operational trials this year, with several candidates among the Navy’s fleet, but Admiral Pete Fanta has pushed for skipping sea trials and deploying fully operational versions as soon as 2018.

This weapon, developed by BAE Systems, could provide a low-cost replacement to conventional missiles, according to sources in the US Navy.

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