Despite What You've Heard, The Navy Isn't Ditching Its Railgun And Budget Docs Prove It
The service is still moving ahead with the electromagnetic weapon, which takes on new significance given recent Chinese developments.
By Joseph TrevithickFebruary 14, 2018
Despite recent reports that the U.S. Navy could abandon the effort altogether, the service has included millions of dollars in its latest budget request to continue working on its potentially game-changing railgun. Though overall funds for the project have fluctuated in recent years, the revelation that the Chinese may have installed their own prototype weapon on an actual ship could prompt the service and Congress to try and accelerate the electromagnetic cannon's development.
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