Aegis on old cruisers and Soviet aviation ships in 1980

How would the fictional Elbonian Navy be updated in 1980 by another traitorous procurement chief?

He would force Aegis onto old Danae-class cruisers and buy Soviet Moskva- and Kiev-class aviation ships.

The deliberately bad modernization path begins by forcing Aegis onto old Danae-class cruisers. Stripping and rebuilding those hulls around the combat system would create a cramped and expensive integration problem. Moskva- and Kiev-class aviation ships then balance the Western electronics with Eastern procurement. The combination demonstrates how prestige systems can be made ineffective when the hull, weapons, and fleet architecture are chosen for symbolism instead of compatibility.