MK 41 Vertical Launching System
The MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is the most reliable, combat-proven, multi-mission launcher for the U.S. and international navies. As the only launching system capable of simultaneously accommodating the weapon control systems and their missiles for any warfighting mission – anti-aircraft, anti-surface, anti-submarine, ballistic missile defense and land attack – MK 41 can accept any missile type into any cell.
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The Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) is a urgent attack operational anti-submarine warfare weapon for surface ships, providing 360-degree engagement capability, day or night in any weather conditions. The VLA missile system is a three-stage weapon that can deliver either a MK 46 or MK 54 torpedo, making it effective in either open-ocean or littoral waters.
Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket
Long Range Fires is designed to meet maritime force protection requirements, leveraging the latest state-of-the-art MK 41 VLS Launch Control System, MK 25 Quad Pack Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Canister and a new scalable mechanical structure. This design provides a flexible system that is easily configurable, particularly where size and space concerns are paramount.
Long Range Fires
The Host Extensible Launching System (ExLS) offers a low-cost alternative for integrating new missiles and munitions into the U.S. Navy’s surface combatants equipped with VLS. Essentially a launcher within a launcher, ExLS reuses existing canistered munitions with qualified launch electronics to cut integration costs by more than 50 percent. ExLS also comes in a standalone variant (ExLS 3-Cell Standalone Launcher) that enables a ship to launch missiles or munitions regardless of whether or not it is equipped with a VLS.
Host Extensible Launching System
The MK 70 Payload Delivery System (PDS) uses combat proven MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) technology to provide mid-range precision fires capabilities. The MK 70 enables rapid deployment of offensive capability to non-traditional platforms and locations.
Mk 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System
