Editing Virginia-class cruiser (section)

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[[File:Virginia-class-cruiser in task-group.jpg|thumb|''Mississippi'' and ''Texas'' (second and third from left) underway with the aircraft carrier {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|2}} and cruiser {{USS|Biddle|CG-34|2}} in the Mediterranean Sea, August 1981]]

In the 1980s, the class received a [[New Threat Upgrade]] electronics overhaul to better suit them to modern threats. Their rapid-fire Mk&nbsp;26 launchers could fire the powerful Standard SM-2MR medium-range [[surface-to-air missile]]—earlier decommissioned cruisers used the slower-firing Mk&nbsp;10 launchers, which required manual fitting of the missiles' fins prior to launch.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Nevertheless, the CGN-38-class cruisers, with their missile magazines and Mk&nbsp;26 missile launchers, were incapable of carrying the [[RIM-67 Standard|SM-2ER]] long-range surface-to-air missile; they were restricted to the [[RIM-66 Standard|SM-2MR]] medium-range surface-to-air missile. This was a significant limitation in their capabilities.

Each member of the class also received [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk]] cruise missile armored box launchers. The Tomahawk missiles were installed, even though this meant the removal of the [[Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System|LAMPS]] [[helicopter]] as it was found that the elevator and below-deck hangar proved problematic during aviation operations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CGN-38 Virginia Class |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cgn-38.htm |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>