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 ?#defenseupdates #TransportableReArmingMechanism #usnavy Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION02:10 NEED03:54 TRAM05:44 SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS 07:03 ANALYSIS