The Guided Missile Cruiser Baseline, or Cruiser Baseline for short, was a design study for a guided missile cruiser that would have the combat capabilities of VLS-capable Ticonderoga-class cruiser whi
Artist conception of the Cruiser Baseline by Richard Allison
The Mark 41 vertical launching system is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats. The vertical launching system concept was
A single 8-cell Mk 41 VLS module fitted to New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha
Mark 41 Mod 0 vertical launching system on USS Chosin
A Tomahawk missile being launched from the Mark 41 vertical launching system aboard the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Farragut
The VLS cells onboard USS San Jacinto.