Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense researcher and analyst, evaluates the "electromagnetic resurrection" of the U.S. Navy’s railgun program. After the program was officially shelved in 2021 following a $500 million investment, recent disclosures confirm that the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division resumed live-fire trials at White Sands Missile Range in February 2025. This report analyzes the railgun's transition from a "fail…