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USN to convert another 253 AGM-88Bs into AGM-88Es

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Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC has been awarded a $164 million contract to modify 253 AGM-88B anti-radiation missiles into 260 AGM-88E AARGM.

Marines assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 remove a training AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) from an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway participating in a composite training unit exercise, which tests the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group’s ability to effectively react to real-world scenarios and perform as an integrated unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)

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USN could cap Ford-class carriers at four ships

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The U.S. Navy might not buy more Ford-class aircraft carriers after the fourth ship, Doris Miller (CVN 81), is completed.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2020) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting flight operations. Ford is currently conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing to further test its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ruben Reed)

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