PLAN's MK41 has been successfully tested

Xinhua net report

Basically it says the launch system has recently been successfully tested. All 9 missiles hit the targets. The project started in 2003 and took 8 years. The team has been given a price in late 2010.

h t t p://war.news.163.com/11/0705/11/786PDL7100011MTO.html

近日，总装某试验靶场。

伴着震耳欲聋的轰鸣声和耀眼的尾焰，最后一枚导弹垂直腾空而起，划破长空，按照预定的轨迹准确命中目标。九发九中！试验现场参试人员欢喜雀跃。此时，正在观摩大厅的海军装备研究院某所工程师王书满百感交集，为了这一刻，他整整等了8年……

时光倒流。2003年，王书满从军校导弹制导专业毕业不久，正赶上研究室申报某新型通用发射控制技术研究课题，他主动请缨担当分课题负责人，负责总体方案研究、样机设计和试验等工作。

某型通用多弹齐射技术要求高，对时间差的响应十分敏感，差一丝一毫都会带来灾难。在一次发射时序控制精度测试试验中，实测得到的数据比指标差了一毫秒，试验人员认为，一毫秒并无大碍。王书满却较起了真：一毫秒是不起眼，却能影响战争结果。就为这一毫秒，王书满从技术状态开始清理，优化发射时序和控制机构精度，经过十几天的攻关、数百次的试验，先后采集到上万组数据。他反复进行优化组合，寻求最优，不仅满足了设计要求，还将各项指标提高了整整一倍。王书满和课题组创造性地解决了通用发控装置涉及的多项技术难题，一举填补了通用工作流程及通信协议、通用发控接口、参数化控制方法等多项技术空白，达到国际领先水平。评审会上，有专家估算，采用某新型通用发控装置，至少为海军节省装备经费1000余万元！

2010年底，王书满和他的课题组完成的“某新型发射技术研究”项目获军队科技进步一等奖。

近年来，王书满参与的课题先后获军队科技进步一等奖4项，国防科技进步一等奖1项，发明专利11项。
(本文来源：新华网作者： 侯亚铭 )

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Mk 41... as in Mk 41 VLS?

Are they talking about a new common VLS or something?

yes. a new common VLS.

Intruiging if true. We might see this thing on the 052C follow up, given the timing.

PLAN definitely needs VLS/missile commonality.

Bltizo said:

Intruiging if true. We might see this thing on the 052C follow up, given the timing.

PLAN definitely needs VLS/missile commonality.

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it is originally from xinhuanet. it must be true.

If true, we will not see it on a vessel for some time yet. But then, when they do, it will be common to most vessels with VLS. A lot of 054As, the existing 052Cs will have the old tech. It will be interesting to see if they were built with the idea and intention to upgrade.

The US did that with the Spruance class once the VLS came along.

We'll see if the PLAN goes back and upgrades all of these ships they have already built...most of them are certainly new enough that over the course of their service life having the common system would make sense if they can do it.

This is great news for the PLAN as this new technology will be able to narrow the gap between PLAN and Western navies. What a fantastic year it has been so far!

By the timeframe that won't be the VLS system on 054 FFG, but while the report indicate system adopted the way of commonality architecture, common firing control, common protocols and so on in terms of hardware and software spectrums, the report said nothing about what type of missiles fired and what kind of scenarios the test simulates.
Of course the article said nothing whether this system adopts the hot-launch or cold-launch system, and any backward compatibility...while that's no problem with upcoming weapon systems that could design with its specs in mind, what about the current munitions? Could some be adopted with modifications?
Nonetheless, it's a correct direction in development.

Where is this New VLS tested? on land?

I am wondering how come this is not on the Bi Sheng Weapon Trial Ships yet?

Well we only saw the HQ-10/Sino RAM on the test ship around the same time it was installed on the Varyag.

And maybe it already is installed, but being a VLS it's harder to spot?