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U.S. Navy Comments on Future VLS Cell Count
Naval News asked U.S. Navy’s VADM James Pitts whether the U.S. Navy will have enough vertical launch system cells in the ...
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China could detect US’ stealth submarines with new tech that tracks surface disturbance
China's latest innovation can track the quietest vessels and submarines using the magnetic fields generated by their wakes.
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China's Navy Gains on US Fleet in One Lethal Way
China's Navy has significantly closed the gap with its U.S. counterpart in vertical launch system (VLS) missile cells, now boasting more than half the U.S. Navy's total, according to the ...
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LMT Secures a Contract to Support MK-41 Vertical Launch System
Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT recently clinched a contract to provide logistics, repair and spare support for 161 MK-41 vertical launch system (VLS) components included in the Aegis combat system.
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DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer
The destroyer's armament has greatly expanded the role of the ship in strike warfare utilizing the MK-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). Technological advances have improved the capability of modern ...
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Logistics: Many Ships Few Missiles
January 10, 2025: Back in the 1990s the U.S. and Chinese navies both experimented with using TRAM, or Transportable Re-Arming Mechanism for reloading the Vertical Launch System or VLS cells that are ...
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Virginia Class Attack Submarine - SSN
The new bow also replaces the 12 individual Vertical Launch System (VLS) tubes with two 87-inch Virginia Payload Tubes (VPTs), each capable of launching six Tomahawk cruise missiles. The VPTs ...