{"id":300625,"date":"2024-10-15T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=300625"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T16:48:09","slug":"navy-demonstrates-first-at-sea-reloading-of-vertical-launching-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=300625","title":{"rendered":"Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO\u2014The 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.<\/p>\n<p>Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically-powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship\u2019s MK 41 vertical launching system (VLS) while off the coast of San Diego on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The successful demonstration marks a critical step in the capability to rearm warships at sea\u2014a top priority outlined by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we proved just how game-changing TRAM truly is\u2014and what a powerful deterrent it will be to our competitors,\u201d said Del Toro, who witnessed the demonstration. \u201cThis demonstration marks a key milestone on the path to perfecting this capability and fielding it for sustained operations at sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an outstanding effort by the sailors and civilians involved in demonstrating this game-changing capability for the Navy,\u201d said Capt. James \u201cMike\u201d Williams, commanding officer of Chosin.<\/p>\n<p>The groundbreaking at-sea test follows a successful land-based demonstration in July at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers at NSWC PHD developed the TRAM prototype as a way to rearm warships during the underway replenishment (UNREP) process\u2014when a supply ship connects to a combatant at sea to transfer vital material such as fuel and food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combatant can stay near the fight to be rearmed, refueled and resupplied all at the same time,\u201d said Rich Hadley, UNREP division manager at NSWC PHD. \u201cAs Capt. Arleigh Burke said, \u2018All time spent in replenishing was time lost in combat.\u2019 TRAM improves operational effectiveness by reducing the amount of time the warfighter must spend away from the fight replenishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the at-sea demonstration, Chosin connected to USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), a Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, which transferred the missile canister across cables to the cruiser. The sailors then used TRAM to move the missile canister along rails attached to the cruiser\u2019s VLS modules, tilt it into a vertical position, and lower it into a VLS cell with TRAM\u2019s built-in cable and pulley system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeploying TRAM into the Military Sealift Command logistics fleet,\u201d said Tim Barnard, director of the NAVSEA technology office (05T), \u201cwould enable combatants to remain in theater while reloading their VLS missile launchers instead of having to travel long distances to a port, greatly expanding the volume and tempo of long-range fires\u2014and the U.S. Navy\u2019s advantage over adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MK 41 VLS provides rapid-fire missile launch capability for the U.S. Navy\u2019s destroyers, cruisers and future Constellation-class frigates.<\/p>\n<p>Del Toro said the Navy is on track to begin fielding TRAM in two to three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO\u2014The 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. 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