Ticonderoga-class (VLS)

An iconic and instantly recognisable design with their 4 SPY-1 flat panel PESA arrays the Ticonderoga-class cruisers are a development of the Spruance-class destroyer focused on anti-air warfare and fitted with the new AEGIS combat management system. After the first batch (Baseline 0/1) of Mk-26 arm-launcher ships, the second batch of Ticonderoga-class ships (Baseline 2) were equipped with the revolutionary Mark 41 Vertical launcher System, which increased fire rate, magazine depth, and weapon diversity in a more survivable and compact package. Some ships of the second batch were also fitted with improved anti-submarine warfare systems, such as the SQR-19 TACTAS towed array.