That missile is for Aegis class destroyers and cruisers. I have yet to hear of the defense system on an aircraft carrier. So you need to have a destroyer paired up with an AC.
Now while the Aegis system is truly kickass, it has yet to be used in wartime, excluding shooting down an Iranian civilian aircraft (oops!).
The air superiority that aircraft carriers provide is pretty cool too. But go back and read the War Nerd's posts and he goes through how a how defensless AC's really are from non-traditional adversaries.
I was under the impression that carriers don't sail alone also. They're usually riding along with a fleet of ships equipped with Aegis system that would take care of ballistic missiles.
I had coworkers that worked on standard missile. When I asked them why we don't have missile plumes to take care of lots of low-value targets (as mentioned in the article), I was told that the back fire from one missile might destroy the other, and they would also travel at undetermined speeds, as they might hit each other.
Now while the Aegis system is truly kickass, it has yet to be used in wartime, excluding shooting down an Iranian civilian aircraft (oops!).
The air superiority that aircraft carriers provide is pretty cool too. But go back and read the War Nerd's posts and he goes through how a how defensless AC's really are from non-traditional adversaries.