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US Navy Progresses HAAWC High-Altitude ASW Capability for Poseidon

The US Navy (USN) is pushing ahead with plans to field the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) on the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA), despite recent comments made to the contrary by some senior service officials. The aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is to be awarded a sole-source contract for full-rate

Future Plans Emerge for Navy’s Triton Surveillance Drones

It could be several years before the Navy can deploy persistent, around-the-clock surveillance using its new high-flying surveillance drone. The MQ-4C Triton, a cousin of the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, is capable of flying at altitudes of 50,000 feet for over 24 hours providing persistent intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance in maritime environments. Last November