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Continental Defence Corvette roles have been evolving. And AAW is not one of those. Self defence only at this point.
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It's certainly worked out for the UK which had the goal of export when it was designed. Good option for Norway.
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OK so landlubber here. Are there ships that are specifically designed as Anti Air ships?
Is the Aegis cruiser one?
Is the Aegis cruiser one?
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Yes. Ticonderoga class cruiser is one. In the British fleet the Type 45 Destroyers are Anti Air Warfare (AAW) ships. There are many others from many different countries (Italy, Australia, Japan, etc...).
Their features are generally:
-very powerful radar combined with a combat management system that can track 100s of targets at a time
-excellent command and control capabilities
-large number of anti air missiles available for long range missile engagements (for area air defence not just self defence)
Aegis is just the name of a combat management system. Multiple ship types use Aegis for their Air Warfare. Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, US, Norway and now Canada. In some cases (Japan and US) there are multiple types within the same navy that use Aegis.
