ASW is identified here as the frigate's principal contribution to task-group defence. The mission list gives it a place alongside anti-air, anti-surface, and electromagnetic warfare, prompting criticism that the procurement's original purpose has become less clear. Burkes lead the shipborne air and surface roles in this explanation, while carriers and submarines provide further striking power. Examples of independent tasks include patrols in the Philippine Sea and the Gulf and counter-piracy operations off Africa. Perry's sharply limited design is then contrasted with Constellation's need to work amid a smaller supporting fleet.
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Multimission language pushed ASW out of first place
The official mission list treated anti-submarine warfare as one task among many even though replacing lost ASW capacity was the frigate's central fleet need.