Navy completes first at sea re-arming demonstration

By Nick Wilson / October 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The Navy successfully completed an at-sea re-arming demonstration today, using its developing Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) to replenish an underway warship in the open ocean for the first time, according to a Friday announcement. During the demonstration, Military Sealift Command vessel Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) aided in the simulated re-arming of Ticonderoga-class cruiser Chosin (CG-65) off the coast of San Diego, with sailors using the hydraulic TRAM system to load an empty missile canister into Chosin’s MK 41 vertical launch...

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