The class of warship will be equipped with 72-cell [[Vertical launching system|Vertical Launchinglaunching Systemssystems]] (three 6×4 configuration) at the [[Bow (watercraft)|bow]], a similar 72-48 cell VLS in the [[aft]] along with 8 slant launchers (2×quad launchers) in the midship region. This implies a total of 120-144 VLS and 8 slant launchers for each ship. As per several reports, the ship will be operating [[Surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air missiles]] and [[Anti-ballistic missile|anti-ballistic missiles]] (under [[Project Kusha]]) as well as [[Surface-to-surface missile|surface-to-surface missiles]] and [[Anti-ship missile|anti-ship missiles]] including [[VL-SRSAM]], [[Barak 8|MR-SAM]], [[Project Kusha|PGLRSAM]] system, [[BrahMos|BrahMos-ER]], [[BrahMos-II|BrahMos 2]] [[hypersonic cruise missile]], [[SMART (missile)|SMART]] and [[Nirbhay|LR-LACM]]. These weapon systems will be equipped in Universal Vertical Launcher Modules (UVLMs). Other defence mechanisms like [[Directeddirected-energy weapon|Directed-Energy Weapon]] (DEW) and [[Maareech ATDS]] may be included.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=Indian Navy to get 8 Next-Generation Destroyer (NGD) |url=https://ssbcrackexams.com/indian-navy-to-get-8-next-generation-destroyer/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India Needs a Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/security/india-needs-a-maritime-strategy-for-the-21st-century |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=thewire.in |language=en}}</ref>
The Universal [[Vertical launching system|Vertical Launcher]] Module (UVLM) originally developed by [[BrahMos Aerospace]]-[[Larsen & Toubro|L&T]] for delivering [[BrahMos]] missile from Indian Naval Ships. However, the launcher system is now being integrated with other under-development missile systems like [[Nirbhay|LR-LACM]] and [[SMART (missile)|SMART]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naval variant of BRAHMOS missile has successfully been integrated |url=https://forceindia.net/feature-report/more-firepower/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Adithya Krishna |date=2024-11-17 |title=India Conducts Maiden Tests of Long Range Hypersonic and Subsonic Naval Missiles |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/11/india-conducts-maiden-tests-of-long-range-hypersonic-and-subsonic-naval-missiles/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-03 |title=Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation to Develop Nirbhay Anti-Ship Naval Variant |url=https://militaryleak.com/2024/09/03/indian-defence-research-and-development-organisation-to-develop-nirbhay-anti-ship-naval-variant/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=militaryleak.com}}</ref>
