{"id":59355,"date":"2022-05-23T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/23\/us-army-terminates-strategic-long-range-cannon-science-and-technology-effort\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:25:56","slug":"us-army-terminates-strategic-long-range-cannon-science-and-technology-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/05\/23\/us-army-terminates-strategic-long-range-cannon-science-and-technology-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army terminates science and technology effort for strategic long-range cannon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army has decided to cancel the science and technology research effort that could have led to a program to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2019\/10\/16\/strategic-long-range-cannon-preps-to-jump-its-first-tech-hurdle\/\" target=\"_blank\">strategic long-range cannon<\/a>, the service confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/20\/army-to-demonstrate-precision-strike-hypersonics-and-ramjet-capabilities-in-just-a-few-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">Long-range precision fires<\/a> is a top priority for the Army when it comes to developing a modernized force capable of facing off against advanced adversaries like China. The cannon could\u2019ve provided a way to achieve artillery ranges of 1,000 nautical miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress directed the Army to stop funding the weapon in its fiscal 2022 appropriations act, and \u201cbased on that direction, the Secretary of the Army decided to terminate the [strategic long-range cannon] project this year,\u201d Army spokesperson Ellen Lovett said in a May 20 statement to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision also \u201celiminates potential redundancy, and ensures we effectively use tax dollars to achieve modernization objectives,\u201d she wrote. \u201cPursuing the effort could cost billions of dollars even if the science and technology effort succeeded because the Army would have to enter into a development program, procure the system, and create entirely new units to operate it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army still has four other long-range fires programs set to reach operational Army units in 2023: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2021\/03\/18\/us-army-nears-choosing-first-battalion-for-extended-range-cannon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Extended Range Cannon Artillery<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2021\/10\/07\/dark-eagle-has-landed-us-army-finishes-equipping-first-unit-with-hypersonic-capability-minus-the-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/06\/21\/us-armys-first-mid-range-missile-battery-coming-in-fy23-with-three-to-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\">midrange anti-ship missile<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2021\/10\/14\/us-armys-precision-strike-missile-breaks-distance-record-in-flight-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">Precision Strike Missile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny unused funds originally allocated to LRC [the long-range cannon] will be reapplied against other S&amp;T projects in accordance with the direction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology,\u201d Lovett stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing last week, Army acquisition chief Doug Bush told lawmakers the decision to cancel the S&amp;T effort for the strategic long-range cannon was to avoid \u201credundancy\u201d and \u201cpotential cost implications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although full cost estimates are not normally made for programs in the S&amp;T phase, Bush noted: \u201cWe did feel we had sufficient information based on similar programs that are in development and to understand the rough scope of such an effort, and the secretary believes that was enough information to support her decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some work on the cannon\u2019s S&amp;T effort was ongoing, but the Army had mostly taken a pause as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/03\/09\/strategic-long-range-cannon-effort-in-holding-pattern-ahead-of-tech-feasibility-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">waited for a National Academy of Sciences report<\/a> on the weapon\u2019s technical feasibility, Brig. 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