Why the U.S. Navy Wants a New Generation of Warships
Kyle Mizokami
9/22/18 4:00pmFiled to: warships
The U.S. Navy needs a new warship to replace its aging force of cruisers, and it wants to start buying them in five years. Larger than a destroyer but smaller than a battleship, the ship will be stacked with sensors, weapons, and unmanned vehicles. The Navy believes the new ship—which will probably cost more than $2 billion each—is needed to retain the ability to protect America’s aircraft carriers and allies from attack.
In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy built 27 Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The Ticos were expressly designed to act as a floating bodyguard for aircraft carriers. The cruisers protect aircraft carriers from attack by detecting, tracking, and shooting down swarms of incoming anti-ship missiles launched by Soviet bombers.
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