At-sea VLS reloading depends on handling equipment

Would the Defiant class's size make its VLS easier to reload at sea?

The suggested handling beams are assembled by the crew and could also be used on DDG(X).

The proposed large American warship prompts a question about vertical-launch-system reloading at sea. The suggested equipment uses beams that the crew bolts together to support missile handling. DDG(X) is named as another ship that could use the approach. This handling arrangement therefore does not depend uniquely on the much larger proposed hull. No sea-state limit or demonstrated reload rate is supplied.