Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of warships used by the United States Navy. First commissioned in 1983, they were the first surface combat ships outfitted with the Aegis Weapon System, the Navy’s most sophisticated air defense system. They are equipped for air, surface, and undersea warfare.The purpose of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser program was to develop weaponry that could reliably take out elusive Soviet cruise missiles fired from the air, the land, and underwater.Between 1983 and 1994, 27 Ticonderoga-class cruisers were commissioned. Of those, 19 were built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and the rest were built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. These warships have been instrumental in US Navy operations around the world but big changes are coming.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how Arleigh Burkes are slated to play a key role as Ticonderoga cruisers get decommissioned ?#defenseupdates #arleighburkedestroyer #ticonderogacruiser