The Blitzer railgun (pictured) designed by San Diego-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), uses electromagnets to send its projectiles hurtling off at thousands of miles per hour
Daily Mail: The military railgun that fires 'bullets' at SIX TIMES the speed of sound: Footage shows weapon reaching immense Mach 6 speeds
* US firm GA-EMS confirmed successful tests using five projectiles
* The railgun exceeded accelerations of 30,000 times the force of gravity
* It uses electromagnetic energy to propel a metal projectile at huge speeds
* Weapon will be ready for tests on-board a US Navy destroyer by summer
Just when you thought we'd nailed the art of firing chunks of metal at each other at immense speeds, a US weapons firm has shown it can do it faster.
An electromagnetic railgun has been tested firing bullets at Mach 6 - six times the speed of sound.
Designed by San Diego-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), the Blitzer railgun uses electromagnets to send its projectiles hurtling off at thousands of miles per hour.
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