Mk 41 VLS

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naval missile launcher vertical launching system

The Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a modular, multi-missile naval launcher widely used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air, anti-ship, and land-attack missiles from below deck.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mk 41 Vertical Launching System	1
Mk 41 vertical launching system	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval missile launcher ⓘ vertical launching system ⓘ
combatUse	used in Tomahawk strikes ⓘ
configuration	2-module 16-cell system ⓘ 4-module 32-cell system ⓘ 8-cell module ⓘ 8-module 64-cell system ⓘ
controlSystem	ship combat management system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	surface combatant ships ⓘ
developedBy	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredService	1980s ⓘ
feature	below-deck installation ⓘ modular design ⓘ multi-missile capability ⓘ rapid-reaction launch ⓘ simultaneous multi-missile launch capability ⓘ strike-down crane option ⓘ
installedOn	Anzac-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Arleigh Burke-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ F100 Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobart-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticonderoga-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	early 1980s ⓘ
launchMethod	hot launch ⓘ
launchOrientation	vertical ⓘ
locationOnShip	aft deck ⓘ foredeck ⓘ
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
safetyFeature	armored deck hatches ⓘ blast deflectors ⓘ redundant control electronics ⓘ
standardizationRole	NATO naval missile launch standard ⓘ
supportsMissile	BGM-109 Tomahawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Quad-packed ESSM canisters ⓘ RIM-156 Standard Missile 2ER NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-174 Standard Missile 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-66 Standard Missile 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-67 Standard Missile 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ RUM-139 VL-ASROC NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	anti-ship missile launch ⓘ anti-submarine rocket launch ⓘ land-attack missile launch ⓘ surface-to-air missile launch ⓘ
user	Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Norwegian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant	Self-Defense length Mk 41 VLS ⓘ Strike length Mk 41 VLS NERFINISHED ⓘ Tactical length Mk 41 VLS NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hobart-class destroyer → hasVerticalLaunchSystem → Mk 41 VLS ⓘ

Aster 30 → compatibleWith → Mk 41 VLS ⓘ

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense → usesLauncher → Mk 41 VLS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mk 41 Vertical Launching System

Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles → compatibleWith → Mk 41 VLS ⓘ

subject surface form: Sea Ceptor

this entity surface form: Mk 41 vertical launching system