A vertical launching system (VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. Each vertical launch system consists of a number of cells , which can hold one or more missiles ready for firing.

The Mark 41 vertical launching system (Mk 41 VLS) is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats. [1] The vertical launching system (VLS) concept was derived from work on the Aegis Combat System. [2]

Nov 2, 2019 · Recent advances in ballistic missile defense technology have introduced a new and expanded role for the U.S. Navy’s Vertical Launching System (VLS).

Oct 15, 2024 · MK 41 VLS provides rapid-fire missile launch capability for the U.S. Navy’s destroyers, cruisers and future Constellation-class frigates. Del Toro said the Navy is on track to begin fielding TRAM...

With more than 4,300 successful missile firings, the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a combat proven launcher that eliminates problems associated with conventional and single purpose launchers on surface ships.

4 days ago · New images provided to Naval News by local photographer and shipspotter たもたん (@Tamotaro) show Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has installed the first 16-cell Mk 41 VLS on JS Niyodo (FFM-7), or the seventh ship of the Mogami-class, at the company’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagasaki Prefecture. It has been placed on the deck in front of the bridge ...

The VLS Mk 41 is highly adaptable to accommodate the latest weapon types to meet new mission requirements. BAE Systems has developed the Mk 25 Quad-Pack canister, which can vastly increase a ship's self-defense capability.

Sep 24, 2023 · One of the biggest visual changes to warships over the last 40 years, rivaled only by the widespread use of phased arrays, is the adoption of the Vertical Launch System or VLS as the primary way of carrying and firing missiles. The basic idea is simple.

Feb 19, 2024 · Designed to rearm a warship’s Vertical Launching System (VLS) while underway, the mechanism can lift and rotate a missile canister vertically. The TRAM then lowers the canister into a cell of the VLS, demonstrated here with an empty canister on a mockup of a VLS module.

The MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is the worldwide standard in shipborne missile launching systems. Under the guidance of the US Navy, Martin Marietta performs the design, development, production, and field support that make the battle-proven VLS the most advanced shipborne missile launching system in the world.