Post-Falklands interest in Phalanx and Goalkeeper makes a close-in weapon module a plausible British priority. The Royal Navy's use of the Dutch Goalkeeper could help turn an Anglo-Danish project into an Anglo-Danish-Dutch one. Britain's strong ASW focus would also make sonar modules attractive for ships that otherwise lacked them. Some dedicated ASW vessels would probably retain a large permanently fitted towed array, while modules offered a way to equip other hulls. Sting Ray provides a possible British lightweight-torpedo alternative to MU90. These choices would expand the shared module family without requiring every navy to select identical equipment.
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Dutch close-in defence and British ASW modules
Goalkeeper could draw the Dutch into the standard, while British ASW priorities could add sonar options and Sting Ray torpedoes.