Railgun potentially cancelled: what went wrong for the US superweapon? - Naval Technology

Well SPC Robert Coventry since the electromagnetic railgun has been in development for over a decade and has cost an estimated $500m. it is not surprising it may not have the potential to provide sufficient bang per buck -pun intended.
Background: BAE Systems and General Atomics were the main contractors to the US Navy to develop the railgun. Railguns are being researched as weapons that would use neither explosives nor propellant, but rather rely on electromagnetic forces to impart a very high kinetic energy to a projectile. The absence of explosive propellants or warheads to store and handle, as well as the low cost of projectiles compared to conventional weaponry, come as additional advantages.
While interest still remains in the hypervelocity projectile (HVP) being developed as the railgun’s ammunition, the project could be terminated as early as 2019. The HVP’s ability to be fired from conventional powder guns has won it preferred status in the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), as it would be more quickly transferable to current frontline operations."
I suspect the program may have been developed in linear development fashion as opposed to be being sufficiently spiral development.
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You know, i could really say it's been derailed, but I'd probably have a boot heaved at my head, I suppose...wow, that one was bad...

My guess would be that like many of these really cool programs, the weapon system couldn't be scaled down to a realistic and monetarily sustainable size. TFB...To friggen big.