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 "title": "Franco-German Institute of Saint-Louis Fires Its Electromagnetic Railgun in Open Field for the First Time",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/isl-saint-louis-electromagnetic-railgun-first-open-field-firing/",
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 "published": "2026-07-10T21:33:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:55:09.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) conducted the first open-range, free-flight shot of its electromagnetic railgun on 29 June 2026 at its Baldersheim proving ground\n * The launcher fired 25-millimetre projectiles above Mach 5 under accelerations beyond 100,000 g, per Opex360 — figures ISL's own release withheld\n * The work feeds two European Defence Fund efforts: PILUM, the ISL-coordinated electromagnetic-artillery research project, and its succes",
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