Embodiments described herein n adapter is configured to receive a missile therein. The adapter includes a support member including an internal surface, an external surface, a fore portion, and an aft portion. The external surface includes one or more guide pins along the fore portion configured to slide through one or more corresponding guide rails on a receiving dual column chassis of a launcher, a pilot feature on the fore portion engages with the launcher, an extension portion, an electrical interface configured to couple to the launcher, and a second retention mechanism configured to retain the aft portion of the adapter in the receiving dual column chassis. The internal surface include lower guide rails, a fore alignment pin, a fore strike plate, an electrical interface guide pin, a first retention mechanism, and an aft mechanical stop feature configured to engage the first retention mechanism.

A hybrid pad system positioned between a missile and a launch tube is provided herein. The hybrid pad system includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced from the outer sheet. A web region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet. A restoration region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet and tangentially offset from the web region. A support can be operably coupled with the inner sheet.

A hybrid pad system positioned between a missile and a launch tube is provided herein. The hybrid pad system includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced from the outer sheet. A web region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet. A restoration region can be positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet and tangentially offset from the web region. A support can be operably coupled with the inner sheet.

A sling pad system to be disposed between a missile and a launch tube is provided herein. The sling pad system includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced from the outer sheet. A resilient structure is positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet. The resilient structure includes one or more structural elements operably coupled with the outer sheet at a first contact point and the inner sheet at a second contact point. A support is operably coupled with the inner sheet.

A sling pad system to be disposed between a missile and a launch tube is provided herein. The sling pad system includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet spaced from the outer sheet. A resilient structure is positioned between the outer sheet and the inner sheet. The resilient structure includes one or more structural elements operably coupled with the outer sheet at a first contact point and the inner sheet at a second contact point. A support is operably coupled with the inner sheet.

Provided is a detent apparatus for a rocket, The detent apparatus includes a detent including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, an extension extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a detent protrusion configured to engage with the rocket, a first elastic body configured to elastically support the first end portion of the detent and connected to the first end portion, and an electrical safety device configured to prevent rotation of the detent including a hinge fixing frame having a hinge axis parallel to the detent rotation axis, a detent support configured to rotate around the hinge axis and support the detent, a hinge axis shaft arranged on the hinge axis, a solenoid configured to rotate the detent support by pushing the detent support, and a micro switch activated when the detent support rotates.

Provided is a detent apparatus for a rocket, The detent apparatus includes a detent including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, an extension extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a detent protrusion configured to engage with the rocket, a first elastic body configured to elastically support the first end portion of the detent and connected to the first end portion, and an electrical safety device configured to prevent rotation of the detent including a hinge fixing frame having a hinge axis parallel to the detent rotation axis, a detent support configured to rotate around the hinge axis and support the detent, a hinge axis shaft arranged on the hinge axis, a solenoid configured to rotate the detent support by pushing the detent support, and a micro switch activated when the detent support rotates.