Japan's Ministry of Defense, through its Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA), conducted its first shipboard railgun firing test in October 2023. -This system fires projectiles at ...

Other countries, including the United States, China, France and Germany, are also developing the technology, but Japan's navy in 2023 claimed a world first by test-firing a railgun on a ship.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho may never carry out an execution by lethal injection ever again as the state prepares to transition to using the firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment.

The King has been praised for his “faultless” technique as he fired an artillery gun during a visit to the home of the Royal Artillery. King Charles was met with a 21-gun salute as he arrived ...

A man accused of firing shots at the police station in Saratoga Springs has pleaded guilty in court. Paul Trinci faces up to 11 years in prison. Trinci admitted to firing shots from a long gun ...

At Japan's largest defense exhibition, a model of the futuristic "railgun" was unveiled, showcasing technology that uses electromagnetic energy to intercept hypersonic missiles. Japan's navy ...