REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army is pushing ahead with plans to field an artillery piece with a 1,000-mile-plus range. The cannon, along with hypersonic weapons, will enable the service to attack long range, strategic-level targets far beyond the reach of existing Army systems. Popular Mechanics reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
25 Oct. 2019 -- The technology behind the cannon is described as “cutting edge" that's so advanced that the service is not sure if the gun would be affordable.
The Army is set to conduct an early test of a key tech component at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in Virginia “very soon.” NSF Dahlgren was the home of the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun program, before the gun was shipped out to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico for additional testing against targets.
The Army’s heaviest long-range gun, the 155-millimeter gun on the M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, has a range of just 25 miles. The largest gun ever built, Schwerer Gustav, had a range of 28 miles.
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