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For the test, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) collaborated with the Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), a Japanese Ministry of Defense division. There is still little specific information regarding what this included and when it was conducted.
On October 17, ATLA announced the successful testing, claiming that this was the first time any nation had achieved such a feat since maritime railguns are obviously mounted on ships. Japan hopes to use the railgun on land and at sea. Thus, the test would be a significant advancement for this novel technology.
Along with the announcement posted on Platform X (previously Twitter), ATLA attached stunning video footage of the railgun in action, showing the firing of projectiles from various angles. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced it had decided to develop an electromagnetic weapon system to intercept hostile hypersonic missiles in early 2022.
Moreover, ATLA stated that it was advancing work on electromagnetic railgun. “Since the financial year 2016, we have studied the underlying technologies of railguns. In the studies, we have worked on increasing launch velocity and establishing material technologies for the rails, which have high current endurance characteristics,” an ATLA spokesperson told Janes at the time.
A railgun is an electromagnetic weapon that can shoot projectiles at about Mach 7, or seven times the speed of sound, on targets like ships, missiles, and aircraft. It has long been predicted and stated by some of Japan’s officials that the country wants to combine its railgun system with long-range missiles to increase its capacity to intercept aerial targets.
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On October 17, ATLA announced the successful testing, claiming that this was the first time any nation had achieved such a feat since maritime railguns are obviously mounted on ships. Japan hopes to use the railgun on land and at sea. Thus, the test would be a significant advancement for this novel technology.
Along with the announcement posted on Platform X (previously Twitter), ATLA attached stunning video footage of the railgun in action, showing the firing of projectiles from various angles. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced it had decided to develop an electromagnetic weapon system to intercept hostile hypersonic missiles in early 2022.
Moreover, ATLA stated that it was advancing work on electromagnetic railgun. “Since the financial year 2016, we have studied the underlying technologies of railguns. In the studies, we have worked on increasing launch velocity and establishing material technologies for the rails, which have high current endurance characteristics,” an ATLA spokesperson told Janes at the time.
A railgun is an electromagnetic weapon that can shoot projectiles at about Mach 7, or seven times the speed of sound, on targets like ships, missiles, and aircraft. It has long been predicted and stated by some of Japan’s officials that the country wants to combine its railgun system with long-range missiles to increase its capacity to intercept aerial targets.
HISTORIC! Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel
Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.
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