Naval News asked U.S. Navy’s VADM James Pitts whether the U.S. Navy will have enough vertical launch system cells in the ...

The Tomahawk, SM-6, and SM-3 are merely a few of the U.S. Navy’s operational ship-launched weapons that are now arming cruisers and destroyers built with a Vertical Launch System (VLS), ...

Major Missile Sale Approved The Trump administration has approved a significant arms deal with Japan, allowing the country to ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...