Navy to Field First New Torpedo in Decades
12/23/2020
By Stew Magnuson
The Navy in January is expected to release a request for proposals to field its first completely new torpedo since the 1990s.
Northrop Grumman has announced its intention to enter the compact rapid attack weapon program, which will seek to find a manufacturer for the prototype of a lightweight torpedo developed at Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory.
“This is a really interesting weapon and with advanced electronics and advanced computing, it’s going to make it extremely effective,†said Dave Allan, director of business development at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.
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