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The Arleigh Burke class destroyers have about the same AEGIS defense capacity as the Ticos, but they lack the large missile capacity of the Ticonderoga (about 60% of the CG's complement), and have much shorter logisitcal legs than the Ticonderogas.

On the other hand, the Burkes are the ones that are being reworked to serve as floating missile defense platforms (BMD, not just fleet defense) and they have gotten some pretty amazing new sensors and software as part of that upgrade.

For me though, I would prefer having both. And more of each at that.

33 posted on 04/02/2012 6:45:30 PM PDT by AzSteven ("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)

34 posted on 04/02/2012 6:46:38 PM PDT by AzSteven ("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)