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Navy Has Enough VLS Cells For Now But Looking To Boost In Future, Official Says

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

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Navy Has Enough VLS Cells For Now But Looking To Boost In Future, Official Says

A mockup of the Block V Virginia-class attack submarine with the Virginia Payload Module in use. (Image: General Dynamics Electric Boat)

A Navy official on Tuesday said that in the near-term, “we have plenty of VLS cells for the Tomahawk missiles that we have in inventory, both on the surface and under the sea,” but that they are looking at ways to boost the numbers in the future when some decommissions will steeply decrease the numbers. The Navy uses Mk 41 Vertical Launching System cells on ships and submarines to field the RTX [RTX] Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. “I readily admit…

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