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Kilby, Strategic Systems Lead Weigh ‘Alternatives’ For SLCM-N

Sarah Salem

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

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Adm. James Kilby, acting Chief of Naval Operations, said last week that he was in talks with the director of Strategic Systems Programs on nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) alternatives. “I’ve had a couple of sessions with Vice Adm. Johnny Wolf, who is the strategic programs office lead, who will produce this,” Kilby said in a May 15 oversight hearing on the Marine Corps and Navy with the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. “He’s on target for a new production…

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