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Friday, February 01, 2008

U.S. Navy can see a more powerful future as its railgun test sets a record


Railgun test

Science got one step closer to science fiction Thursday morning, when the Navy used an electromagnetic railgun to fire a 7-pound slug at seven times the speed of sound.

The record-breaking shot, witnessed by a roomful of VIPs via remote camera at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, also moved the armed forces further down the road to a faster, safer, lighter, cheaper form of firepower.

Moments before, a split screen showed an engineer at a control panel and a target that stood several miles away.

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