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The U.S. Navy successfully hit a surface target with a SM-6 air defense interceptor that was fired from over-the-horizon during the Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21 on Apr. 25.
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The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is working with the West Virginia University to develop a tool to determine if an anti-ship missile still poses a threat after being hit by an air defense weapon system.
Graphic: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
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The Pentagon has given Boeing a $73 million contract to integrate the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
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The U.S. Navy is preparing to operate the MQ-4C from Japan by shipping the Triton Unmanned Air System’s forward operating base (FOB) from NAS Patuxent River to Japan on Apr. 12.
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