CONTRACT TO LOCKHEED MARTIN FOR MK 41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM

BAe systems has tapped Lockheed Martin to supply its Mk 41 Vertical Launching system (VLs) for the three City-class type 26 anti-submarine warfare (AsW) frigates on order for the British royal Navy. the VLs is the only one available that is capable of launching anti-air, anti-submarine, surface-to-surface and strike-length missiles, and initial orders from London calls for the delivery of nine MK 41 VLs modules—enough for the first three ships—the already under construction Glasgow, and the ordered Cardiff and Belfast.