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F-35 Received First Maintenance
March 22, 2017![](https://www.c4defence.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/9d549fba-9a1a-47fd-a905-16a6250c6953-1.jpg)
Fareast-Middle East Cooperation on UAVs
March 24, 2017US Navy Tests BAE’s EM Railgun
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The US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) has tested BAE Systems' long range electromagnetic railgun. According to ONR, electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, creating a magnetic field that provides high speeds to fire projectiles up to 4 thousand 500 mph at an estimated range of over 185 km. The project aims to provide a wide range of mission capability to the navy, such as surface and land strikes, vessel defence and fire support.