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Army artillery and missile systems have been some of the most critical weapons of the war in Ukraine.

Traditionally the US military has relied heavily on air assets to deliver heavy fires at very long ranges, with army artillery and missile units doing their best work in comparatively closer.

But on a massively networked battlefield, and with allies and competitors rushing to field longer-ranged army missile systems, the US army is now pushing ahead with a massive modernisation program to extend its reach.

This episode asks how the US army fell behind in range, whether that matters, and what they plan to do about it.

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Caveats/Corrections:
As well as all normal caveats I want to stress that range and performance figures in public domain are a real...inconsistent mixed bag and caution should be applied when using them.

notes/sources:

Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Army Missile Procurement
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FY 2024 Air Force Missile Procurement Justification Book

US 2024 Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System
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Assessing the feasibility of the SLRC
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CRS report on LRPF
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CRS report on MRC
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Leonardo - Vulcano 155mm
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RUSI - Preliminary lessons in conventional warfighting in Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Australian Defence Business Review on PrSM testing
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Lockheed Martin - PrSM
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Ballistic and Cruise missile threat report 2020
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PLA deploying PHL-16
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Global times on deployment of PCL-181
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PCL-181 in 71st GA
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RAND: Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO (included as a reference for the Milley quote, as is often the case this is not an endorsement of content)
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HCoC
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CSIS profile on KN-25
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Reporting on KN-25
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Reporting on Army Futures Command view of the range gap
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Reporting on Typhon delivery:
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USNI news on Marine NSM carrier
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HEL TVD datasheet and reporting
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CSIS missile threat project
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LRPF
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Long Range Artillery & MLRS - Is The US Army Outgunned?
00:02:37 — What Am I Talking About?
00:03:34 — Sponsor: Ground News
00:04:33 — Long Range Fires
00:10:59 — The Long Range Fire Role
00:12:41 — Lessons From Ukraine
00:16:54 — The Big-gun Competition
00:20:52 — Ground Launched Missiles
00:26:18 — Why Did The US Fall Behind?
00:34:09 — Long Range Precision Fires
00:36:50 — Extending Gun Reach
00:43:29 — Next Generation Missiles
00:58:56 — Changing Force Design
01:01:13 — Counters & Implications
01:04:48 — Conclusions
01:06:02 — Channel Update

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