<p><b> by Andrew Caringi</b></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>The U.S. Navy is ramping up its experimental railgun system to make it fire faster, more powerful shots.</p><br /><p>According to Tom Beutner, head of Naval Air Warfare and Weapons for the Office of Naval Research, the Navy is hoping to evolve the prototype railgun from a science experiment into a useful weapon. The goal is to have a railgun that can fire ten shots per minute at 32 mega joules. It works by using high-voltage electrical currents to launch projectiles at more than 4,500 mph, which can hit targets up to 100 miles away.</p><br /><p>The railgun is being tested in Virginia it’s unclear when or how it will be used in battle.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p>The post The Navy’s Experimental Railgun Fires At 4,500 MPH</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
