US Navy Wants Multi-Use Missiles for Surface Warfare
TOPICS:NavySNASurface WarfareWeapons
Posted By: Matt Cox January 11, 2017
The U.S. Navy is investing in advanced, multi-use missiles to give the service an edge in future surface warfare.
In the coming months, the Navy is also planning to test the SM-3 Missile Block IIA, the service’s exo-atmospheric intercepting ballistic missile, Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, director of Surface Warfare Division, N96, OPNAV, told an audience Tuesday at the Surface Navy Association’s 29th National Symposium.
The increased range of the missile will provide surface ship crews with a larger area in which to maneuver, Boxall said.
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