Discover the science and technology behind the electromagnetic railgun, a revolutionary long-range naval weapon that uses intense electricity instead of traditional rocket fuel. This video begins with ...

The United States Navy has quietly resumed live-fire testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun.

An electromagnetic rail gun would use magnetic fields created by electrical currents to accelerate a sliding metal conductor along two rails. Larry Greenemeier reports The Pentagon is closer to adding ...

The U.S. Navy has resumed trials of an electromagnetic railgun. It could be deployed on future battleships.