Patent ID: 7854189

Claim:
A modular missile launching assembly for replaceably mounting to an upper deck surface of a small watercraft, the missile launching assembly comprising: a substantially rectangular container comprising: a base plate forming the bottom of the substantially rectangular container; a top plate forming the top of the substantially rectangular container; a first side structure connected to the top plate and the base plate, the first side structure positioned for alignment with a forward end of the watercraft; a second side structure connected to the top plate and the base plate, the second side structure positioned for alignment with an aft end of the watercraft; a third side structure connected to the top plate and the base plate, the third side structure positioned for alignment with the starboard side of the watercraft; and a fourth side structure connected to the top plate and the base plate, the fourth side structure positioned for alignment with a port side of the watercraft; wherein the top plate comprises: a substantially rectangular outer lip for supporting the modular missile launching assembly on the upper deck of the watercraft; and a launching lid substantially encompassed by the substantially rectangular outer lip, the launching lid pivotally attached to the outer lip of the top plate, and pivotable between a closed position and open positions, the launching lid having an underside which is inside the substantially rectangular container when the launching lid is in a closed position; and one or more missile canisters attached to the underside of the launching lid, each of the one or more missile canisters equipped to carry a missile, each missile canister having an attached exhaust, each exhaust connected to the underside of the launching lid.