Japan says it successfully test fired its medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun via an offshore platform. According to its Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), this was the ...

On October 17, Japan’s military announced it had successfully test-fired a railgun on board a ship. The test was conducted by the Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency, Japan’s rough DARPA ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy has shelved its ambitious electromagnetic railgun, citing cost, technical risk, and brutal rail-wear issues. -Japan is taking the opposite approach. Tokyo’s ...

Japan reached a new defense milestone in the summer of 2025 after successfully test-firing a high-power electromagnetic railgun at a moving naval target. According to the Acquisition Technology & ...

As one might expect, Tokyo’s railgun is far cheaper than the Pentagon’s similar project. America’s leadership thinks that the United States military, in its current form, is prepared to fight—and ...

TOKYO—Japan plans to conduct a second at-sea test of its developmental railgun in June, as the next phase of the technology’s evolution advances under the leadership of the Acquisition, Technology & ...

A 3D diagram of Japan's EM railgun. (Japan Ministry of Defense) The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has given further details on its intentions behind the country's electromagnetic (EM) railgun ...

As Japan's biggest defence exhibition kicked off this week, visitors got a close-up look at a model of its futuristic "railgun" that its makers hope will be able to shoot down hypersonic missiles.

Japan’s defense acquisition organization says it has struck an agreement with authorities in France and Germany to explore railgun technology. The aim of the collaboration is to work toward “early ...

Japan has shown off a railgun it would use to shoot down hypersonic missiles. The weapon fires projectiles at 2,500 meters per second - seven times the speed of sound - enabling rapid engagement of ...

Instead of gunpowder, railgun technology uses electromagnetic energy to fire a projectile along a set of rails at ultra-high velocity. Instead of using gunpowder to shoot an artillery shell, railgun ...