China is testing the world’s largest coil gun that is capable of accelerating a projectile weighing over 100 kilograms (220 pounds) to a speed of 700 kilometers per hour (435 miles per hour) in less than 0.05 seconds, Chinese media reported on Friday. The coil gun, also known as a ...
North Korea says its second attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit has failed, but vows to try for the third time in October. In the early hours of Thursday, North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) conducted the second launch of reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 aboard the new-type ...
