Navy drops electromagnetic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles

(Worthy News) – Following more than 10 years developing the electromagnetic railgun which lobs projectiles at velocities many times faster than the speed of sound, the U.S. Navy is shelving the project.
The Associated Press reported that the Department of Defense is directing its focus toward hypersonic missiles in order to keep up with China and Russia and the Navy eliminated railgun research funding from its most recent budget proposal. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]