Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!bionet!ames!pacbell!att!cbnews!military
From: stefan@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Stefan Michalowski)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: A question about Spruance-class ships
Summary: VLS could carry Harpoon, Tomahawk, Standard
Message-ID: <13938@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Feb 90 03:19:47 GMT
References: <13765@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM
Lines: 14
Approved: military@att.att.com



From: stefan@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Stefan Michalowski)

The VLS system for the Spruance class destroyers could carry Tomahawk
(both nuclear and conventional weapons variants), the Harpoon (a short
range antiship conventional cruise missile) and the Standard missile
(SM-2) which is used for fleet air defense.  As far as ASROC, I'm not
sure but I would susp=ect that this system is compatible with VLS.  I
am not aware of the Sea Sparrow system.

john harvey
center for international security and arms control
stanford university