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Navy Rail Gun Test DESTROYS Everything It Touches at 5,640 mph

The US Navy has just completed a 10-megajoule test fire of their huge rail gun. For the first time ever, they fired a projectile with a velocity of 8,270 feet per second. That's an amazing 5,640 mph, and the gun is only firing at a third of its potential power. The other video shows you what the projectile looks like when loaded. More »

4:30 AM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
99,565 views, 197 comments

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Serious Weapons: Navy Uses Poison Darts to Neutralize Surf Mines

The Navy has figured out a strange way to neutralize deadly mines near the beach: using a satellite-guided bomb that releases thousands of poison darts. Each .50 caliber Venom dart is packing some seriously poisonous stuff called DETA, causing some of the mines to explode and then neutralizing the rest of them with caustic chemicals. Better get out of the way of these babies. More »

11:16 AM on Wed Jan 24 2007
By Charlie White
675 views, 26 comments

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Awesome Railgun Demoed, Navy Gives the Thumbs Up

Railguns have moved beyond the realm of first-person shooters on a video screen—one was demonstrated earlier this week at the Naval Surface Warfare Center that could put the serious hurt on you, making you feel like you've been hit by a Ford Taurus at 380mph. US Navy brass like the idea of the futuristic weapon, which makes today's Navy's 5-inch rifles with their 15-mile range look like pea shooters. More »

10:30 AM on Thu Jan 18 2007
By Charlie White
2,260 views, 22 comments