Railguns
Part of Japan’s new arsenal in the face of threats from China, North Korea, and Russia
3 min readApr 29, 2024
Japan has conducted the first successful fire test of a shipboard railgun.
This was coordinated under the authority of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Japanese Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA)…