For the Pacific fleet, these reload sites are in Japan, Guam, Hawaii and California.Īn SM-2 Block III missile is fired out of the forward vertical launching system aboard the destroyer John Finn on Sept. Today, the Navy’s cruisers and destroyers can only load and unload offices at established piers with approved infrastructure.

One day, it may even take place in the open ocean, thanks to research and development efforts in support of a top priority for the secretary of the Navy.Ĭarlos Del Toro is eyeing this rearm-at-sea capability as one of a handful of steps the service must take to prepare for conflict in the Pacific other steps include strengthening logistics capabilities and identifying foreign shipyards that could conduct repairs to battle-damaged ships. This demonstration took place while the destroyer Spruance was tied to the pier at Naval Air Station North Island, as a first step in creating a more expeditionary rearming capability.īut in the near future, that same evolution between a warship and an auxiliary vessel could take place in any harbor or protected waters around the globe. It’s also a maneuver the Navy cannot yet do at sea.

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