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SMSgt Mac said...
Hello,
I believe a new long-range strike system should be fielded as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I suspect under the false flag of 'affordability' all indications I've seen in the press are that the weapon system in development will fall several thousand nautical miles short of the proper definition of 'long range', and perhaps be 'light' on payload. The last problem can be worked around with advancing munitions technology, but the minimum range for any system to be able to attack any target from multiple directions is ~6000 nm plus 2X the safe refueling distance. Anything less will leave potential targtes out of reach (unless we develop low observable refueling methods.
Jul 14, 2012, 12:08:30 AM