A little overblown.

Craig Hooper --of Defense Tech?!?!---(wow, God save us, the liberals have a foothold in Defense Tech) has a great article up that you must read here....but this caught my eye.

But what does it mean? Putting PGS into the VLS does something far more interesting than just “add capability”. It changes everything. PGS on a surface ship transforms the largely defensive nature of the U.S. surface combatant/carrier escort to, well, “offense”. And that shift from the “Missile Defense” destroyer or “Air Defense” cruiser of old to a “Global Strike Combatant” will pose a real conceptual challenge for everybody–from those walking Aegis deckplates to any potential adversaries. The idea that America’s 7,804 VLS cells may soon gain the ability to rain almost instant havoc on targets some 2,000 nm away should put a bit of a damper on those who counted on overwhelming a hunkered-down and relatively passive “defense-oriented” AEGIS fleet. It’s a big deal. You heard it here first–A shift of the U.S. surface combatant fleet from defense to offense is a real game changer.

Craig is pumping up the value of every Burke class DDG being able to provide offensive firepower...he even goes on to claim that its a game changer but in reality he over blows the issue.  This is simply an evolution of the Tomahawk.  That missile is now too slow for the threat environment.  All they're doing is developing a missile that gets back the advantage that was had when that missile system first came online.

Game changer?  Not bloody likely.  Don't believe me?  Stats for the Tomahawk are below.  All we're getting is what we once had...before time and technology caught up with it.  Also note how small the warhead is on the new missile.  I realize that the speed of the weapon will help with effect on target but still...

A BGM-109 Tomahawk
Type	Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1983-present
Production history
Manufacturer	General Dynamics (initially) Raytheon/McDonnell Douglas
Unit cost	$US 569,000[1]
Specifications
Weight	1,440 kilograms (3,200 lb)
Length	Without booster: 5.56 m With booster: 6.25 m
Diameter	0.52 m
Warhead	Conventional: 1,000 lb (450 kg) Bullpup, or submunitions dispenser with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb, or a 200kt (840 Tj) W80 nuclear device (inactivated in accordance with SALT)
Detonation mechanism	FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications
Engine	Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel booster
Wingspan	2.67 m
Operational range	2,500km
Speed	Subsonic - about 550 mph (880 km/h)
Guidance system	GPS, TERCOM, DSMAC
Launch platform	Vertical Launch System (VLS) and horizontal submarine torpedo tubes (known as TTL (torpedo tube launch))