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US Navy Cancels Development of High-Tech Railgun Weapon
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projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound.
The Navy spent more than 10 years developing the weapon, called an electromagnetic railgun. The
cannon-like railgun uses electricity instead of chemical substances to fire projectiles.
A report released earlier this year by the Congressional Research Service stated that the Navy had been developing the railgun as a firing weapon to support U.S. Marines operations. The report said the development also centered on possible use of the railgun as a missile defense system.
The move to cancel railgun development comes as the U.S. Department of Defense turns its attention to the development of hypersonic missiles, The Associated Press reports.
Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, file photo provided by the US Navy, a high-speed camera image captures a full-energy shot by an electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at a test facility in Dahlgren, Va. The Navy has pulled the plug on research on the futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. A Navy spokesperson says the decision frees up resources for hypersonic missiles, laser systems and electronic warfare systems. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams via AP, File)
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The Navy has been working for more than a decade on a futuristic weapon that would fire projectiles at more than seven times the speed of sound, powered by electricity.
The Navy seriously considered using the railgun on its high-tech, stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers, but despite spending an estimated $500 million on research and development, the weapon was not ready for deployment in time. The destroyers themselves have proved to be something of a fiasco, with the Navy canceling most of its order for what was supposed to be 28 ships.
Now, according to its latest budget request, the Navy is abandoning the railgun and shifting its focus to other types of advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles and lasers. “The railgun is, for the moment, dead,” defense analyst Matthew Caris told the Associated Press.
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