The hangar discussion considered room for small uncrewed aircraft alongside a Merlin or two Lynx or Wildcat helicopters. A modest increase in space was expected to accommodate a couple of drones as well as the crewed helicopter fit. A separate proposal examined a stern ramp for launching and recovering boats at speed. That arrangement was rejected as too complicated. It also offered a possible route to a later sonar installation, although the sonar would have required additional computer space. These decisions about internal volume limited aviation and other missions beyond air defence.
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Extra drones and a stern boat ramp remained unfitted
A larger hangar could have paired crewed helicopters with drones, while a rejected stern ramp offered boat launch and recovery at speed and possible future sonar space.