"Paul J. Adam" wrote:

:In message , Clark
writes
:"Paul J. Adam" wrote in
: Plenty of VLS systems launching Standard that still have no AEGIS
: involved on the ship.
:
:And none of them US. Fine. There are other non-US Standard VLS systems
:without Aegis. Are there are any US VLS systems without Aegis?
:
:Not since the Spruances retired, that I can think of offhand.
:

I believe the 4th ship of the LPD-17 class and subsequent are supposed
to get a 16-cell Mk 41 launcher.

[The first 3 didn't get it due to budgetary constraints and will
probably find it being added when they hit their first major
overhaul.]

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"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."
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