Exploring flexibility and design families for future warships

摘要

The current political and economic climate is placing intense pressure on nations to ensure that defence assets represent value for money. One way of achieving this is to develop platforms that are flexible but are still effective in the delivery of specific capabilities in any given configuration; this can be achieved through a balanced use of modular and offboard systems. Using this methodology a common class or family of platforms can provide a range of capabilities by tailoring mission fits to specific roles, such as patrol, mine warfare and hydrographic survey.