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National Defense
April 2012
Eric Beidel |
Navy's Electric Gun Could Hit Targets More Than 100 Miles Away The Navy has begun firing a weapon that uses electricity instead of gunpowder to launch projectiles faster and farther than ever before.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 14, 2007
Erik Sofge |
World's Most Powerful Rail Gun Delivered to Navy A rail gun uses magnetic rails to launch solid, nonexplosive projectiles at incredible speed, negating the risks associated with carrying around explosive ammo. |
National Defense
November 2007
Grace Jean |
Electric Guns on Navy ships: Not Yet on The Horizon Scientists have been researching the electromagnetic rail gun for decades and as it slowly develops, analysts question when and if it will come to fruition in the face of ongoing engineering challenges. |
National Defense
August 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Navy Will Build Electromagnetic Gun Test Site The U.S. Navy is preparing to break ground on a program dedicated to testing the science behind electromagnetic rail guns. |
National Defense
October 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Navy Launches High Speed Gun The Office of Naval Research awarded a $9.6-million, 30-month contract to General Atomics to design an electromagnetic launcher for the Navy's rail gun program. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Paul M. Barrett |
Why Gun Sales Are Faltering Gun fans are less anxious over the prospect of more gun control. That's bad for sales - though a modest uptick should follow. |
National Defense
July 2006 |
Compressed Air Wags This TAIL The Navy is the recipient of a safer, quieter, and more capable grappling gun that is pneumatically powered. The tactical air initiated launch, or TAIL, features a titanium hook and Kevlar line. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2004
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Largest Gun Not as mobile as it appeared, the Gustav Gun was a logistical nightmare. For starters, it required a 500-man crew. |
National Defense
March 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Artillery: No New Weapons on the Horizon A decade-long effort to develop advanced munitions for 5-inch guns remains in limbo, and the technology is not likely to be ready for operational use in the foreseeable future. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006
Ben Ames |
Navy pushes forward in developing electric warship Navy leaders have taken two steps toward creating an all-electric destroyer -- awarding a contract and funding further research. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Rich Smith |
Northrop Grumman's Naval Death Star The defense contractor's new laser gun is a real blast. |
AskMen.com
Moti Shapira |
How To: Buy A Gun If you are thinking about buying a gun, there are three main parameters by which to choose the most suitable model. |
National Defense
April 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Elusive Targets The Navy is in pursuit of smart weapons for five-inch guns. |
Reason
December 2008
Brian Doherty |
Four Decades of Defending Self-Defense Since its inception in 1968 the defense of Americans' Second Amendment rights has been a staple of reason. Take a look back at how they have covered this issue through the years. |
U.S. CPSC
June 9, 2004 |
First Samco Inc. Recall to Replace Gun Holsters A plastic or leather strap on the gun holster can catch the trigger of the gun when inserted into the holster causing the gun to unintentionally discharge, posing an injury hazard to the user. |
Reason
May 2005
Kohn et al. |
Straight Shooting on Gun Control A debate about gun control from four viewpoints. |
ifeminists
April 15, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
War May Redefine Gun Control Despite the high emotions that surround war --- or perhaps because of them --- people are focusing again on "normal" life. But what is normal has shifted in ways both obvious and subtle. Consider how war has affected just one issue: the debate over gun control. |
National Defense
August 2009
Grace Jean |
Weapons Experts Working to Lighten Troops' Small Arms Load Technologists are working to cut small arms weight in half without compromising firepower, and so far prototypes of a redesigned machine gun and ammunition are demonstrating the art of the possible. |
National Defense
June 2013
Dan Parsons |
Energy Weapons: The Next Gunpowder? The U.S. military has been investigating and investing in solid-state lasers and other directed energy weapons for half a century. All that work has finally paid off, as the Navy is set to deploy the first laser small enough to fit on a ship. |
National Defense
October 2010
Eric Beidel |
Plastic Solution Blocks Guns From Firing A Train Safe device fits into the gun barrel, blocking the chamber and preventing a live round from being fired. |
ifeminists
May 5, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
Gun-Proof Your Children The basic question is whether private gun ownership is a Constitutional and individual right, or a reckless practice that endangers society and children. |
National Defense
May 2012 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on stories that dealt with unconventional warfare and rail guns. |
U.S. CPSC
June 24, 2008 |
Dollar Tree Recalls Glue Guns Due to Fire Hazard The recalled glue guns can short circuit, causing the gun to smoke. This poses a fire hazard to consumers. |
National Defense
March 2012
William I. Oberholtzer |
An Inexpensive Solution for Quickly Launching Military Satellites Into Space The recent publication of the successful work done by the Naval Research Laboratory on rail gun technology indicates it is timely to consider the use of the rail gun as a timely response for the initial or replacement launch of satellites. |
America's Civil War
July 2007
Joseph G. Bilby |
Load the Hopper and Turn the Crank: Rapid-Fire Guns of the Civil War Coffee Mills, Requa Batteries and Gatling Guns, though imperfect, were the first field-tested machine guns in world history |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
Carolyn Meinel |
For Love of a Gun The recent history of railgun research is a cautionary tale about military R&D. It's an enterprise where the best technology doesn't always win, and even when it does, it may very well have cost far more to field than it should have. |
