Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates

[StevoJH]

As an aside, it appears that all of the CEC-kitted surface escorts either have or are being upgraded to Aegis Baseline 9, so non-Aegis kitted escorts may very well not be able to get fitted for CEC.

I’d never actually looked to see what ships had CEC, I didn’t realise it was purely an Aegis thing. The Type 45 Destroyers were supposed to be upgraded with CEC at one point, however it was cancelled.

I assumed it was due to cost, but maybe it was actually due to a fundamental compatibility issue.

 

[Todjaeger]

I’d never actually looked to see what ships had CEC, I didn’t realise it was purely an Aegis thing. The Type 45 Destroyers were supposed to be upgraded with CEC at one point, however it was cancelled.

I assumed it was due to cost, but maybe it was actually due to a fundamental compatibility issue.

Not entirely an Aegis-thing as I understand it. USN CVN's have it, and some of the large phatship classes like the LHD's and LPD's. A brief summary on CEC is available from the USN here. Also, US E-2 Hawkeye AEW have versions of it.

 

[spoz]

No, it doesn’t need Aegis. But because of what it allows you to do (fire somebody else’s missiles, for example) the US is being very careful about who and what gets it.