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Japan Has Beaten the United States to the Railgun

Japan signed a railgun technology cooperation agreement with France and Germany in May 2024, involving joint research through the French-German Research Institute. European interest in this new weapon ...
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‘World’s first’ 9-ton railgun aims 20-megajoule blast at Mach 7 to smash missiles

Japan has released new images of its ship-mounted railgun firing from the ... Command operates the ship as a technology demonstrator. ATLA has overseen the program with industrial support from Japan ...