VLS Reloading
A bit about reloading the VLS system. #ddg #vls #boneyardsafari #navalsafari
VLS reloading
Here is a VLS re-arm demonstration aboard USS Porter DDG-78 in 2023. Simulated ordnance is loaded in the ship's MK 71 Vertical Launch System (VLS). #ussporter #ddg78 #vls #boneyardsafari #navalsafari
VLS system
A bit about VLS system being used to launch Tomahawks in Operation Epic Fury. #vls #tomahawk #epicfury #boneyardsafari #navalsafari
Test ship
Here is USS Norton Sound AVM-1 in 1981 with vertical launch system (VLS) installed on the forecastle along with the Aegis system above the bridge. #ussnortonsound #vls #aegis #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
USS Arthur W. Radford DD-968 (1990)
Per request, another look at USS Arthur W. Radford DD-968 in 1990 off the Virginia Coast, following her VLS upgrade. #ussarthurwradford...
TCG Göksu F497
Here is a look at former USS Estocin FFG-15 now TCG Göksu F497 of the Turkish Navy in the fall of 2023. If you look at the bow you will...
USS Kidd DDG-993 and USS Peterson DD-969
A look back at USS Kidd DDG-993 and USS Peterson DD-969 moored together on the north side of pier 24 at the Norfolk Naval Base in 1996. ...
