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Head Of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Outlines Navy Need For Larger Missile Stable

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Head Of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Outlines Navy Need For Larger Missile Stable
Pictured is a U.S. Navy photo of a Standard Missile-3 launch from the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) on May 20, 2025 during the At-Sea Demonstration/ Formidable Shield 2025 exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Navy needs a significantly larger stable of missiles, such as the more than $2 million unit cost Tomahawks and Standard Missiles (SMs) by RTX's [RTX] Raytheon in order to win a "high-end" fight, a top Navy official said on Wednesday. "I can envision, if we were to ever get into a 'high end' fight the number of missiles you would need," Adm. Karl Thomas, the head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, told reporters at the Surface Navy Association conference.…

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