VLS missile canisters provide a sealed storage, transportation, and launch container for a wide range of system-compatible weapons. The VLS Mk 41 canister envelope is common to system launcher module standards, while internal mechanical and electrical components are tailored to specific weapon shape and interface requirements.

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 launching system (VLS) concept was derived from work on the Aegis Combat System. [2]

2020年6月11日 · The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to produce multiple types of Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters with a total lifetime maximum value of $955 million. The initial contract was awarded in February with $24 million funded, followed by contract modifications of $99 million and $43 million received in March and May respectively.

MK 41 VLS is the only launching system that can simultaneously communicate with weapon control systems and missiles of every warfighting mission area: anti-aircraft, anti-surface, anti-submarine, ballistic missile

The Single Cell Launcher (SCL) is designed to meet maritime force protection requirements leveraging the latest state-of-the-art MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) Launch Control System, MK 25 Quad Pack Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Canister and a new scalable mechanical structure.

There are five different types of canisters currently in use on VLS ships:-Mk 13 Mod 0, Mk 14 Mods 0 and 1, Mk 15 Mod 0, Mk 21 Mod 0, and the Mk 19 Mod 0 nontactical training canister. A 16 pin coding plug in each canister is used by the VLS to identify the type, payload, and Down-Link Frequency code of the missile.

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have teamed to produce the Vertical Launching System (VLS) Mk 41 for current and future naval surface combatants. As the U.S. Navy's VLS Mk 41 mechanical design agent, BAE Systems has more than 30 years of experience in the development, production and support of this system for naval forces throughout the world.

2020年6月11日 · The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to produce multiple types of Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters with a total lifetime maximum value of $955 million.

MK-41垂直发射系统（英文：Mk-41 Vertical Launching System ，缩写：VLS）美国海军的MK-41垂直发射系统（VLS）是一种先进的舰载导弹储运/发射装置。 该系统由马丁 玛利埃塔公司（后来与洛克希德公司合并）于1977年开始研制的世界上第二种导弹垂直发射装置。

2020年5月12日 · BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, is awarded a $42,842,169 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-5380 for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister production and ancillary hardware.