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Air Force

NORTHCOM Nominee ‘Optimistic’ on Acceleration of Next Generation Interceptor

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020

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Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, the nominee to head U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 28 that he shares the desire of Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the current commander, to accelerate the fielding of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) before 2030. VanHerck told the committee that he discussed NGI last week with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill and that Hill had said that he…

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