Aegis cruiser
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aegis — noun /ˈiːdʒɪs/ a) A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an… … Wiktionary
Aegis class cruiser — AEGIS cruisers may refer to:* Ticonderoga class cruiser, a US Navy cruiser that carries the Aegis combat system * Aegis class cruiser (Cosmic Era), in Gundam Seed Cosmic Era, there are ships * Aegix class Star Cruiser (Star Wars), in Star Wars ,… … Wikipedia
Aegis Combat System — The Aegis combat system is an integrated weapons system used by the United States Navy. It is both an integrated single ship system and a ship to ship network. The Aegis combat system is one of the most advanced and most capable defense systems… … Wikipedia
Cruiser — For other uses, see Cruiser (disambiguation). USS Port Royal (CG 73), a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had… … Wikipedia
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System — The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency program developed to provide a last line of defense against ballistic missiles. Aegis BMD (also know as Sea Based Midcourse) is designed to … Wikipedia
Aegis class cruiser — noun A cruiser equipped with sophisticated defenses against missile and air attack … Wiktionary
Strike cruiser — For the Strike class medium cruiser produced by Loronar Defense Industries from the Star Wars universe, see List of Star Wars capital ships. A strike cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA on the next generation of… … Wikipedia
Virginia class cruiser — The Virginia class nuclear guided missile cruisers (CGN 38 class) were a series of four double ended (with armament carried both fore and aft) guided missile cruisers commissioned in the late 1970s, which served in the US Navy until the mid to… … Wikipedia
Ticonderoga class cruiser — The Ticonderoga class of missile cruisers is a class of warships in the U.S. Navy, first ordered and authorized in FY 1978. The class uses phased array radar; the increased combat capability offered by the Aegis combat system and the AN/SPY 1… … Wikipedia
William C. Rogers III — Infobox Military Person name= William C. Rogers III born= December birth year and age|1938 died= placeofbirth= Fort Worth, Texas placeofdeath= placeofburial= caption= CAPT Will C. Rogers III speaking at the end of Vincennes 1988 deployment.… … Wikipedia
