Assessing the Feasibility of the Strategic Long Range Cannon

The U.S. Army is working on a major science and technology development program to build the Strategic Long Range Cannon to fire a hypersonic projectile 1,000 miles. At the request of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, the Committee on Assessing the Feasibility of the Strategic Long Range Cannon made recommendations for the U.S. Army in the following categories: organizational, operational, and technical demonstration development areas. This publication is the unclassified summary of the full, classified report.

Table of Contents

Front Matter Recommendations 1 Introduction 2 Today's Operating Environment 3 Evaluation of Key and Essential Technologies Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Data-Gathering Sessions Appendix C: Biographies of Committee Members Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix E: Military Operations Research