Korean vertical launching system

The Korean vertical launching system (K-VLS or KVLS) is a vertical launching system developed by South Korea to be deployed by the Republic of Korea Navy. It is used in the Sejong the Great-class destroyer, KSS-III submarine, and is scheduled to be added to the Daegu-class frigate. The K-VLS can deploy the Cheongung air defense missile (KM-SAM), Haegung air defense missile (K-SAAM), K745A1 Red Shark anti-submarine missile, Haeseong-II, Hyunmoo-3 land-attack cruise missiles^[1] and even SLBMs.^[2][3]

Korean vertical launching system 한국형 수직발사체계
A diagram of a four-cell type K-VLS
Type	Vertical launching system
Place of origin	South Korea
Service history
In service	2003–present
Used by	Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development
Designed	2000s
Manufacturer	Hanwha Aerospace
Produced	2002–present

Ships using KVLS

Class	Ship type	K-VLS complement
Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin class (KDX-II)	Destroyer	24 cells / 32 cells
King Sejong the Great class (KDX-III)	Destroyer	48 cells
Daegu-class (FFX-II)	Frigate	16 cells
Nampo-class	Minelayer	4 cells
Cheon Wang Bong-class	LST	4 cells
Dosan Ahn Changho-class	Attack submarine	6 cells / 10 cells
Dokdo-class	LPH	4 cells

See also

• GJB 5860-2006 - A vertical launching system of People's Liberation Army Navy
• Mark 41 Vertical Launching System - A vertical launching system of United States Navy.
• 3S-14 - A vertical launching system of Russian Navy for cruise, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles.
• Sylver - A vertical launching system designed by DCNS.

References

1. ROK Navy Launches New Warship Capable of Hitting Targets Inside North Korea - Thediplomat.com, 9 June 2016
2. "Hyunmoo-2B - Missile Threat". Missilethreat.csis.org. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
3. "South Korea to Develop Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile". Thediplomat.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

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