Korean vertical launching system

Korean vertical launching system
한국형 수직발사체계
A diagram of a four-cell type K-VLS
TypeVertical launching system
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
In service2003–present
Used byRepublic of Korea Navy
Production history
DesignerAgency for Defense Development
Designed2000s
ManufacturerHanwha Aerospace
Produced2002–present

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]

  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.