China’s rail gun fires smart bomb at Mach 5 nine miles into the air, test declared a failure

News Snapshot:

WTF?! In news that certainly sounds concerning, China's navy has reportedly tested an electromagnetic rail gun by firing a smart bomb nine miles into the stratosphere at a speed exceeding Mach 5 (3,836 mph). However, the test was declared a failure as the bomb did not reach its intended altitude and failed to follow the expected trajectory. Militaries have spent years testing rail guns, which use electromagnets instead of chemical propellants to launch projectiles at incredibly high speeds. The US Navy decided to abandon research into the technology in 2021 due to budgetary constraints, difficulty integrating the weapons on warships,...