"US warships are facing rising missile threats, and the Navy is pushing for more training capacity to make sure sailors are ready for that kind of fight. New facilities bolster the Navy's ability to run sailors through realistic simulations of challenging missile attacks, preparing them for today's threat environments, officials said. The Point Mugu Sea Range onSan Nicolas Island in California usesground-launched GQM-163A Supersonic Sea Skimming Targets as training tools, with this system simulating missile threats warships could face in combat."
""The threat environment is changing every day, and we must change and grow with it," said Rear Adm. Keith Hash, NAWCWD (Navy Air Warfare Center Weapons Division) commander. "Being able to present multiple, realistic threats is critical to ensure we deliver our warfighters a decisive advantage so they can deter aggression and, if necessary, win in conflict and return home safely.""
Point Mugu Sea Range on San Nicolas Island in California uses GQM-163A Supersonic Sea Skimming Targets to simulate advanced supersonic anti-ship cruise missile threats. Two launchers enable the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division to fire four targets and recreate complex missile attacks. Expanded on-site munitions production and increased storage lifted capacity from four to eight targets, allowing two quad launches within 24 hours and more frequent exercises. The increased training capacity aims to address rising missile threats to US warships and improve sailor readiness and survivability in contemporary threat environments.
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