EPC specifications are described through unresolved alternatives, including a displacement below 3,000 tons and speeds of 24 or 26 knots. Possible machinery arrangements include combined diesel and diesel, combined diesel-electric and diesel, or combined diesel-electric and gas propulsion. Helicopter and UAV capacity are also discussed as options. Denmark and Norway joining the programme introduce operating conditions different from those of its southern European partners. Mediterranean patrols and North Atlantic operations can need different hull size, seakeeping, and possibly hull form. Agreeing on a patrol mission does not settle the physical design needed to perform it. These choices remain possible configurations rather than a final specification.
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Mediterranean and North Atlantic patrol requirements
Northern and southern European patrol conditions place different demands on a shared corvette's size, hull form, and machinery.