Vertical launching system
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A vertical launching system 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 c
US Navy Mk. 41 VLS launching Tomahawk cruise missile using hot launch method
An example of modern Chinese VLS onboard the Chinese frigate Xuzhou
Shipborne launch of VL-SRSAM
SYLVER cells of the Italian destroyer Caio Duilio
The Sylver is a vertical launching system built by Naval Group and introduced in 2001.
Vertical launching system
…engine ignites within the cell during the launch and so requires a way of venting rocket exhaust. France, Italy and Britain use a similar hot-launching Sylver system in PAAMS. The advantage of the cold-launch system is in its safety: if a missile engine malfunctions during launch, the cold-launch system can…
Aster 15 Sylver launchers on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle