Target Acquired! USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live-fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range. #NavyLethality Read More 👇 https://go.usa.gov/x7xXS | U.S. Navy

The Vertical Launching System (VLS) isn’t just hardware—it's the heartbeat of modern strike and defense strategy. Whether mounted on a warship or deployed on a mobile ground platform like this one, VLS enables rapid, all-weather launches of cruise, anti-air, and ballistic missile classes without reorientation or delay. Its real edge? Versatility speed. One grid of cells, multiple mission profiles. One setup, countless loadouts. And when it’s time to fire, the transition from standby to launch re