Patent ID: 8468924

Claim:
A system comprising: an an elevation drive that is operatively coupled at a first end thereof to the interior of a cell of a vertical-launching-system; and a munitions adapter that is operatively coupled to a second end of the elevation drive, wherein the munitions adapter comprises a munition-frame structure that removably receives a munition that is a non-vertical-launch munition; wherein the system is operable to (i) deploy the munition-frame structure from within the cell of the vertical-launching system to a position that is above a hatchway at the top of the cell, and (ii) pivot the munition-frame structure between an upward orientation and a non-vertical orientation, and (iii) launch the munition from the non-vertical orientation, and (iv) stow the munitions adapter in the upward orientation within the cell of the vertical-launching system, wherein the upward orientation is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cell; and wherein the system is adapted, arranged, and dimensioned to fit within the interior of the cell of the vertical-launching-system.