In Brief: Navy designates Raytheon launcher as MK 57

NEW DESIGNATION: The U.S. Navy has officially designated Raytheon's Advanced Vertical Launching System as the MK 57 Vertical Launching System, the company said. The launcher, which will be able to fire all Navy missiles, is being designed for the DD(X), the Navy's next-generation destroyer.

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