The blasts came from guns -- very large guns, like those affixed to battleships and destroyers. For 83 years, the Navy has designated 25 miles of the river south of Dahlgren, Va., as a testing ...

The Navy set fire to a bobbing and weaving boat with a laser gun mounted to a cruiser in 2011 -- a first-of-its-kind test that moved the prototype closer to reality.

Navy unveils new futuristic weapon 02:10. WASHINGTON --The phrase "faster than a speeding bullet" just took on a whole new meaning."An electromagnetic rail gun is a gun that uses just electricity ...

The Navy, which has been testing the rail gun at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., plans to integrate it aboard a ship by 2016, service officials said.

The Navy is developing an electromagnetic rail gun that uses electricity, not gunpowder or fuel, for long-range strikes. The railgun will test a prototype from a sea vessel in 2016, the Navy said ...

Imagine a Naval gun so powerful it can shoot a 5-inch projectile up to 220 miles, yet requires no explosives to fire. That's the Navy's futuristic electromagnetic railgun, a project that could be ...

When Tom Cruise portrayed naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the 1986 classic "Top Gun," it helped inspire countless people to join the Navy.

More importantly, the ceremony came before a private screening of "Top Gun: Maverick," the long-awaited sequel whose release has been delayed until July 2, 2021, by the COVID-19 pandemic.