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U.S. NAVY WEAPONS AND SYSTEMS
SURFACE-LAUNCHED MISSILES

Military Requirements for Petty Officer First Class
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F/A-18A Hornet. enables fighter aircraft to concentrate more on the outer   air   battle   while   Aegis   cruisers   and destroyers concentrate on the battle group area defense.  The  highly  accurate  Aegis  weapons system reduces the use of other valuable assets. As long as our “blue-water” Navy must steam into harm’s way in carrying out assigned missions, it will    require    a    formidable    antiair    warfare capability. Aegis has given AAW forces a decided edge for the present. It also promises to give the fleet an extremely capable AAW system through-out the turn of the century. This will be done through planned upgrades to the standard missiles, the introduction of vertical launchers,  and  evolutionary  improvements  to Aegis itself. Aegis  is  installed  on  all  Ticonderoga-class cruisers    (fig.  1-4).  A  system  compatible  with Figure 1-4.—USS Ticonderoga (CC-47). 1-13







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