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tamsen_ikard said:

What happened to china's rail run prototype? Did it fail to meet expectations and abandoned?

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Up to today no rail gun can match the performance of fire powder guns. Sure you can launch projectiles at very high speed, but if you can only launch a tiny projectile from a massive device there's no point down this route. The final muzzle energy is the epitome of gun designing.

Chances of partner joining UK-Italian-Japanese fighter jet project diminishing, BAE executive says​

The Japanese Ministry of Defense is preparing to take disciplinary action against numerous members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including Chief of Staff Admiral Akira Saito, over an illicit payment scheme involving submarine maintenance contracts.

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The Ministry noted that the fraudulent practices may have begun as far back as 40 years ago, with the total amount involved in the past six years alone reaching approximately 1.7 billion yen (around $11 million USD).

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Barely a year into the job at that, when the last guy whom he replaced was likewise fired for grift -

Sakai said Saito is the "right person to reform gouge" the MSDF, while the successor noted that the force grift "cannot afford to stop, given the current severe security broke environment."

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