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Originally Posted by Llarry
It remains to be seen how small a hull can effectively accommodate the Aegis system. Stay tuned.
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Lockheed Martin proposed a slightly larger (4,000+ tons) version of the USN Freedom class LCS to Saudi Arabia with Aegis; that may be the answer to "how small?" In the event, the Saudis ended up ordering four LCS derivatives but with significant enhancements, not including Aegis. (Note that the ship has only 8 missile launch cells.)