This really doesn't bode well for the planned Mk.41 upgrade...
Wouldn't be too surprised if a couple get sold to NZ with the promise of 'CCV jam tomorrow'.
Inflation is pushing up the cost of the Type 31 frigate programme across labour and the wider supply chain, and the Ministry of Defence is assessing what that does to the affordability of the programme as a whole. Click image for more.
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