Most cells contain only one missile, although the smaller Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile can fit four to a VLS cell. Since 1982, over 11,000 VLS cells have been installed in nearly 200 American and ...

“Although the LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) does not carry the VLS, the new Constellation-class frigate will carry 32 cells and the navy wants the large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) to carry 16 ...

A smaller number of cruisers have 122 VLS cells each. Some of the older Spruance class destroyers got 61 VLS cells. In the 1980s, there was some debate over the need for an at-sea reloading capability ...

“VLS cells have become a convenient proxy to assess the combat power of warships. By this standard, the Hunter-class frigate’s 32 VLS cells fall short of other warships of a similar size ...

The idea that America's 7,804 VLS cells may soon gain the ability to rain almost instant havoc on targets some 2,000 nm away should put a bit of a damper on those who counted on overwhelming a ...

Congress wants more warfighting capability forward. Adding 64 cell Vertical Launching Systems to each of America’s 14 Lewis and Clark class dry cargo/ammunition ships brings 896 VLS cells to the ...

The Royal Navy currently uses the Sylver VLS platform on its Type 45 Daring class destroyers, along with a bespoke cold-launch VLS as part of the Sea Ceptor system fitted to Type 23 frigates.