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Business/Financial

Northrop Grumman Overcoming ASDS Reliability Issues; SOCOM, Navy Exploring Options

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein In light of the recent success of docking the Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS) with a converted Ohio-class submarine, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has no plans to buy anymore of the small submersibles. "There are no plans to acquire additional ASDS platforms. USSOCOM and the Navy established an ASDS improvement program with the goal of improving ASDS-1's performance to the required level. Funds that have already been appropriated for ASDS will be used to conduct the improvement…

Congress

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Congress

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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