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DH-10 Launch Xinhui, via China Defense Forum This clear image of a TEL vehicle launching a DH-10 provides us with a detailed look at the cruise missile; while the tailfins have deployed, the air intake and wings have not. The debris is from the breaking open of the canister, while the short cylinder attached to the missile's rear is its integrated rocket booster that brings the missile into flight before the turbofan engine starts. A DH-10 land attack cruise missile (LACM) launches out of its canister, heading for parts unknown. Weighing about 1-1.5 tons (about the same size as the...

never heard of ROK Navy's KVLS and KVLA? KVLS or Korean Vertical Launching Systme is indigenous,actually more like copy of Mk41,VLS for ROK Navy. KVLA or Korean Vertical Launching ASROC is indigenous Anti-Submarine Rocket that holds K745 Blue Shark LW torpedo. I gathered some rare pics of KVLS on the net. as always, I'm all thumbs when it comes to write in English. KVLSfor more KVLS info, visit the source URL. KVLA Red Shark and K745 Blue Shark LW torpedo

New Chinese LACM Unveiled Nov 15, 2010 By Robert Wall wall@aviationweek.com ZHUHAI, CHINA The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (Casic) has unveiled a new air-launched, land-attack cruise missile. The weapon, first shown here at Airshow China, is the latest member of the C-802 missile family. The CM-802AKG, as the new weapon is designated, also has longer range than the air-launched version of the anti-ship C-802A, a company official says. The CM-802AKG range exceeds 200 km, whereas the C-802A has a range of around 180 km. The missile weighs less than 700 kg and is equipped with a multipurpose warhead...