Design
The design was based on the Spruance class. The Ticonderoga class introduced a new generation of guided missile platforms based on the Aegis phased array radar able to simultaneously scan for threats, track targets, and guide missiles to intercept. When they were designed, they had the most powerful electronic warfare equipment in the Navy, as well as the most advanced underwater surveillance system. It was one of the first Navy classes to be built in modules, rather than being assembled from the bottom up.
Operations research was used to study manpower requirements on the Ticonderoga class. It was found that 4 officers and 44 enlisted men could be removed from the ships complement by removing traditional posts that had been made obsolete.
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