{"id":31214,"date":"2026-03-16T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31214"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:23:00","slug":"us-revives-railgun-tests-as-iran-war-bleeds-air-defenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31214","title":{"rendered":"US revives railgun tests as Iran war bleeds air defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Railgun_US_US-Navy.jpg?fit=1024%2C695&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Missile salvos from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific are exposing the limits of interceptor-based defenses, and the US Navy\u2019s renewed testing of its electromagnetic railgun suggests a possible answer. 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