A single 8-cell Mk 41 VLS module fitted to New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha
Type
Missile launching system
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1986–present
Used by
United States Navy Royal Navy
Wars
Cold War Tanker War Gulf War Kosovo War War on Terror Red Sea crisis
Production history
Designed
1970s
Manufacturer
Martin Marietta Lockheed Martin
Variants
Mk 57 Mk 70 Mod 1
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 Launch System (VLS) concept was derived from work on the Aegis Combat System.[2]
^"Mark 41 Vertical Launching System". Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 600.
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