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Assessing the Feasibility of the Strategic Long Range Cannon Unclassified Summary (2022) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 5-7

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... air superiority has afforded the Army extraordinary latitude to conduct its operations, but new long-range surface-to-air missile systems, such as the Russian S400 that North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally Turkey plans to buy, increasingly place the air umbrella at risk. The Army's response to that capability overmatch is that it must be able to reach targets that that subsonic and low supersonic air breathing systems (i.e., platforms)
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... • An identification and evaluation of limitations and vulnerabilities of current ground-based capabili ties for long-range fires and near-term SLRC capabilities under development as well as existing and proposed countermeasures expected to be employed by presumed adversaries in an MDO 2035 scenario. • An identification and evaluation of key and essential technologies needed to achieve documented goals and capabilities of SLRC along with associated technologies required to support manufactur ability and sustainability.
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... The committee realized this launch capability was not relevant to the SLRC system, but appreciated the Navy's perspective and lessons learned regarding their EMRG program. 1.3.1 Committee Meetings and Presentations In support of this study, the committee obtained information and perspectives from a number of sources discussed above.
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