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Navy/USMC

OPNAV N97 Releases Industry Overview of Internal Strategy Doc, With Focus on Payloads

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, October 24th, 2014

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OPNAV N97 Releases Industry Overview of Internal Strategy Doc, With Focus on Payloads

Rear Adm. Joseph Tofalo, director of the Undersea Warfare Directorate on the chief of naval operation's staff (OPNAV N97)

Rear Adm. Joseph Tofalo, director of the Undersea Warfare Division of the chief of naval operation's staff (N97), released an industry version of the internal secret-level “Integrated Undersea Future Strategy” to help contractors better identify Navy priorities and technology gaps. Tofalo, speaking at the Naval Submarine League’s annual conference Thursday, said that the IUFS outlines the platforms, platform enhancements, payloads, posture and people needed to achieve undersea dominance. He said the document had been around for a while, serving to…

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