October 20, 2024, 9:03 pm
The U.S. Navy has made a major advancement in maritime combat readiness by successfully demonstrating the Transportable Re-Arming Mechanism (TRAM) on a warship in open waters for the first time.
The landmark trail occurred on October 11th off the coast of San Diego, where sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) utilized the hydraulically powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship’s MK 41 vertical launching system (VLS).
During the at-sea demonstration, the USS Chosin linked up with the USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), a Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship.
The supply vessel transferred the missile canister via cables to the cruiser, where the TRAM device moved the canister along a rail system, tilted it vertically, and precisely lowered it into a VLS cell using its advanced cable and pulley system.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how TRAM will fundamentally change the way the US Navy fights future wars ?
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:10 NEED
03:54 TRAM
05:44 SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS
07:03 ANALYSIS
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▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com)
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"Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (Licensed under Creative Commons)
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