Thursday, November 3, 2011

U.S. Navy Fires The Railgun For The 1,000th Time



U.S. Navy Fires The Railgun That Can Shoot A Missile 100 Miles At Eight Times The Speed The Sound For The 1,000th Time -- Daily Mail

The U.S. Navy has hit a major milestone with the 1,000th firing of its electromagnetic railgun.

Commanders said the milestone means that the incredible state of the art weapon has moved closer to actual deployment on warships.

The railgun is not like other weapons of warfare. Instead of relying on explosions to fire a projectile, it uses an electromagnetic current to shoot a non-explosive bullet at several times the speed of sound.

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My Comment: I would love to see this on a ship.

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