U.S. Army Testing Its Artillery, Missiles, And Its 'Super Gun'

The prototype M1299 armoured howitzer test-firing at Yuma Proving Ground on March 6, 2020.

Breaking Defense: Army Tests New A2/AD Tools: Howitzers, Missiles & 1,000-Mile Supergun

This spring’s successful test shots of the Precision Strike Missile and Extended-Range Cannon are just two pieces of a rapidly evolving portfolio of new long-range weapons.

WASHINGTON: As the Army urgently rebuilds its long-neglected artillery branch, it’s test-firing some impressive hardware in the southwestern desert and over the Pacific. But all those technologies, the Army’s artillery modernization director told me, are in service to a single purpose:

After decades of depending on air support, the Army needs its own long-range precision firepower to blow holes in high-tech defenses so US aircraft, warships, and ground troops can pour through.

No one wonder weapon can solve this problem on its own, Brig. Gen. John Rafferty told me in an interview ahead of this week’s successful Precision Strike Missile test. Instead, it requires a complete toolkit of complementary weapons with overlapping ranges, each optimized for a different set of targets at a different level of the future fight.

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WNU editor: The U.S. has a lot of ground to catch up .... Big Guns, Big Problems: Russia Is Outgunning The U.S. Army's Artillery (National Interest).

More News On The U.S. Army Testing Its Artillery, Missiles, And Its 'Super Gun'

US Army completes third test of Lockheed’s Precision Strike Missile -- Defense News
Lockheed Martin’s New Tactical Missile Scores Successful Flight Test -- Defense Update
Lockheed completes final test of Precision Strike Missile for Army -- UPI
Army: Lockheed PrSM Missile Aces Third Flight Test -- Breaking Defense
The Army's New Artillery Cannon Can Destroy Targets Over 1,000 Miles Away -- National Interest

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