[sukhoi-30mki]

This article seems to suggest that the RN was not too keen on the SM-2/AEGIS given that it was primarily focussed on countering sea skimming weapons.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_199704/ai_n8769221

The SM-2 block-IV was cancelled a few years ago.

[britemp]

‘http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_199704/ai_n8769221‘

Thanks for that, but I’m not sure how you reached your negative conclusions from a short speculative article written ten years ago when the MESAR 2 system that became Sampson was still being developed and over a decade away from delivery. I guess time will tell whether it performs or not.

[Vanders9]

I would have thought that it being focussed on countering sea skimmers was a reason FOR going for it....