18 December 2024 NATO Allies and the U.S. Navy Strengthen Interoperability in Denmark and France with VLS Reloads Under the operational command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, Naval Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHB) 10 and 1 successfully completed Vertical Launching System (VLS) reloads for two U.S. Navy surface combatants: USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in Skagen, Denmark, and USS Stout (DDG 55) in Brest, France,...
15 October 2024 Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System he U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time.Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically- powered TRAM device...
05 August 2024 Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) at...