European VLS and Sylver adoption limits

Should Europe create its own VLS cells for short- to long-range air-defense and anti-ship missiles?

The answer points to the existing Sylver system, then argues that Mark 41's strength and allied procurement choices limit the funding and uptake needed to make Sylver more central.

Sylver already provided a European VLS alternative. Wider adoption depended on navies such as Germany funding and buying into it instead of continuing with Mark 41. Mark 41's performance and widespread use reduced the immediate incentive to change systems. Confidence in the United States as a weapons supplier also shaped the appeal of independent European systems.