The U.S. Navy spent fifteen years and half a billion dollars on an electromagnetic railgun. In 2021, it walked away. Now the same weapon is being drawn onto the bow of America’s newest warship. Why? The answer runs through China’s newest missile, a war in the Middle East, and a breakthrough that came from Japan. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The Railgun They Walked Away From 02:25 Why the Railgun Was Abandoned 06:17 The Interceptor Math 09:28 What General Atomics Never Stopped 12:36 Japan Solves the Barrel Problem 16:02 What America Has That Japan Doesn’t 19:26 USS Defiant and the Railgun’s Return #railgun #ussdefiant #usnavy

Source: The Railgun America Gave Up On and Why It’s Back