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New DDG(X) Land-Based Test Site Opens In Philadelphia

New DDG(X) Land-Based Test Site Opens In Philadelphia
Officials cutting a ribbon to open the Next Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) at Philadelphia, Pa., on March 21, 2023. (From left) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division Commanding Officer Capt. Joseph Darcy; PMS 460 Deputy Program Manager Capt. Dan Kidd; Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96) Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Rear Adm. Fred Pyle; Program Manager, PMS 460, Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)), Program Executive Office Ships Katie Connelly; Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships Rear Adm. Thomas J. Anderson; and NSWCPD Technical Director Nigel C.(Photo: U.S. Navy by Sgt. Jermaine Sullivan)

The Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) marked the opening of the new DDG(X) Land Based Test Site (LBTS) during a March 21 ceremony. This service will use this site to improve reliability and capability as well as assisting with risk reduction and technical oversight for critical systems of the future DDG(X) ship, which aims to succeed the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The fiscal year 2022 defense authorization act included a directive…

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