The three planned Zumwalt-class ships each have eighty Mk 54 Vertical Launch System cells capable of firing a variety of long-range anti-ship missiles. They will fire * the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, which is being modified to hit ships at sea; * the anti-air Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM); * the Standard Missile family — including the SM-3 for ballistic missile defense and the multi-purpose SM-6, capable of hitting aircraft, both cruise and ballistic missiles, or even ships; * Future upgrades might add the new Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile as well. The ship has enough space, weight, power and communications ability
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