Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Ankit Panda writes in this op-ed that the proliferation of long-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific may seem like a strategic advantage for different nations, but collectively increases the danger level.
One of the questions the Army's ISR Task Force is grappling with regard to sensing is how best to "leverage the vast proliferation of commercial satellite providers," said task force director Andrew Evans.
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Typhon, also called the Mid-Range Capability, is designed to hit targets between the ranges of two other high-profile Army weapons.
The experimental tech would directly alert soldiers on the ground when GPS signals have been disrupted.
"So we're confident we get past 499 and probably further if we hadn't lost telemetry," Gen. Mike Murray said at Project Convergence.
The European Theater Fires Command was deactivated in 1991 after the signing of the INF. Now the Army views is as critical to long-range fires in multi-domain operations.
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
"Penetrating and disintegrating A2/AD is the fundamental problem of all-domain operations. It's the hardest problem we've got," said Brig. Gen. John Rafferty.
"It's fair to say we are looking at everything," said Christine Wormuth, the secretary of the Army.
The delivery is a significant milestone for the Army's Long Range Precision Fires modernization effort.
"We do not intend to fly satellites in the Army," said Rick De Fatta, director of the Army's Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence.
The Army’s ERAMS program will soon announce development contracts for howitzer shells capable of firing over 100 km (62 miles) to counter Russian and Chinese artillery.
The nominee for Army Secretary also aims to end “friction” between civilian acquisition officials and Army Futures Command, she told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon can fly over 2,775 km, an Army official told Breaking Defense. That figure probably applies to the Navy’s CPS version as well.
The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's part of a plan to add new Long-Range Precision Fire weapons at every level of command.