US Army to test cannon with 1,180-mile range in FY-24

[F-22Raptor]

The Army plans to shoot artillery rounds 1,180 miles over the Pacific Ocean in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to test a next-generation cannon, according to a recently filed environmental notice. The service will test-fire 77 non-explosive projectiles from the Extended Range Cannon Artillery II at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, over those two years, mostly in FY-24, according to the notice . The base lies on the Pacific coast, and the cannon will fire into the ocean. “The proposed...

https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/army-test-cannon-1180-mile-range-fy-24

 

[Trango Towers]

The Army plans to shoot artillery rounds 1,180 miles over the Pacific Ocean in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to test a next-generation cannon, according to a recently filed environmental notice. The service will test-fire 77 non-explosive projectiles from the Extended Range Cannon Artillery II at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, over those two years, mostly in FY-24, according to the notice . The base lies on the Pacific coast, and the cannon will fire into the ocean. “The proposed...

https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/army-test-cannon-1180-mile-range-fy-24

Woooow. No need for missiles.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Is that even possible?

If it is, the projectile will need such a large push almost like a rocket boost that it might be better to use a missile instead.