The modern analogy to secondary-armament choices is the temptation to load a ship with overlapping missile systems. Sea Sparrow, Sea Ceptor, and SeaRAM may each be capable, but combining several short-range layers can duplicate coverage while adding software, integration, weight, and support costs. A small navy should ask which threat each system covers and what longer-range capability is displaced. A more deliberate mix could pair one close-defence system with Standard Missile, Sea Viper, or another area-defence weapon instead of filling scarce capacity with similar solutions.
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Avoid overlapping missile systems
Adding several short-range air-defence systems can consume scarce weight, money, and support capacity without creating genuinely complementary capability.