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U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser Vs. China’s Type 055 Cruiser: Who Would Win?
But there are real concerns that the Ticonderoga-class cruisers are too old. At the same time, the U.S. Navy is struggling to ...
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“Failure to Manage”: The Ticonderoga-class Cruiser Modernization Debacle
Ticonderoga-class cruisers entered service in the 1980s with ... Remember, the reason Congress sought to modernize rather than replace these boats was due to an understandable belief that ...
US, China And Japan Racing For The Super-Battleship Lead
In a race similar to the Anglo-German naval buildup before World War I, the US, Japan and China are gearing up to build large, heavily armed missile ...
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U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser Vs. China’s Type 055 Cruiser: Who Would Win?
Officially, the Ticonderoga-class cruisers have superior air defense and ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities. These systems might better neutralize incoming Type 055 attacks. Yet, ...