Missile Testing System Planned for Navy Facility
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PORT HUENEME — The Navy plans to bring 24 jobs to Port Hueneme by creating a multimillion-dollar virtual missile testing system that supporters say should further gird the base against closure.
Called Virtual Test Capability, the five-year project will connect laboratories, ships and aircraft throughout the United States to provide a simulation of warfare situations, Navy officials said. The nationwide testing network would have the Navy’s Surface Warfare Engineering Facility as its hub.
The Navy has set aside nearly $30 million each year for the next five years to cover an estimated 24 staff members and contractors, and to pay for equipment, said Chuck Hogle, the project’s engineer.
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