USS Ticonderoga introduced the Aegis radar system to United States cruisers and set the pattern for modern missile armed escorts with vertical launch cells for long range air and surface strikes. Its sensors and weapons shaped the design of the entire class that followed. How much influence did this lead ship have on the future of naval air defense?
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USS Ticonderoga introduced the Aegis radar system to United States cruisers and set the pattern for modern missile armed escorts with vertical launch cells for long range air and surface strikes. Its sensors and weapons shaped the design of the entire class that followed. How much influence did this lead ship have on the future of naval air defense?
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