Launchers are assembled on a ship by sequentially lowering eight-cell modules into a prepared armored space. Modules are bolted laterally to an adjacent module and to the ballistic coaming at the weather deck to provide armor protection.

Electrical cables are required in addition to digital data cables for the launch control system signals.

Firemain water is required to supply two separate safety systems, the Canister Deluge System and the Magazine Sprinkler System. The Canister Deluge System cools the missile warhead and adjacent empty canisters in the event of accidental ignition of the rocket motor. The Magazine Sprinkler System provides firefighting capability for the access spaces within the magazine. It is activated by either excess temperature sensed in the magazine access spaces or by a manual override system.