Abstract: A launching mechanism for missiles from aircraft is defined which eliminates the need for changing the missiles from a transport position to a launch position and which employs the force of gravity as the motive force for launching. Missiles are suspended from carriage assemblies which incorporate an ejector mechanism, power sources, power actuators and trigger/safety devices. Each carriage/missile unit is installed in a transport module which can be configured to contain an array of missiles. One or more transport modules are installed in the aircraft cargo compartment aligned with each other and an acceleration module, all such modules being secured to the compartment floor and to each other. The acceleration module is the aftmost unit of the launcher system, serving as a transition unit for each missile from the transport modules to the release position and as an acceleration unit for each missile just before it leaves the aircraft.