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CNO: Next-Gen Navy Programs Order To Be New Fighters, Destroyers, Then Attack Subs

CNO: Next-Gen Navy Programs Order To Be New Fighters, Destroyers, Then Attack Subs
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday speaks at a panel during the Surface Navy Association's 35th Annual National Symposium on January 10, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Gray/released)

The Navy is sequencing its next-generation acquisition programs in the 2030s as the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) new fighter, DDG(X) new destroyer, then the SSN(X) new attack submarine, the Chief of Naval Operations recently confirmed. The Boeing [BA] MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft is “the pathfinder for next-generation air dominance. And that is a phased program through the late 2020s into the 2030s that we need to deliver both sixth generation manned and unmanned aircraft,” Adm. Mike Gilday…

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