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The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser ‘Comeback’ Summed Up in 2 Words

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is rapidly retiring its powerful Ticonderoga-class cruisers, sparking a debate over fleet size in the face of a rising China. -However, the program intended to ...
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These are the missile cruisers the US Navy spent $1.84 billion to upgrade just to throw them away

The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...
The National Interest

“Failure to Manage”: The Ticonderoga-class Cruiser Modernization Debacle

Ticonderoga-class cruisers entered service in the 1980s with a planned service life of around 30 years. By the early 2010s, however, these cruisers had already exceeded their intended lifespans—the ...
The National Interest

The Navy’s Ticonderoga-class Is Oozing with Firepower (And Will Be Scrapped)

The commissioning of the USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) in January 1983 ushered in a new era for the United States Navy. Originally planned as a class of destroyers, the increased combat capability offered ...