Would Blue Slug and Green Cheese create an incentive to replace both with one Exocet- or Sea Eagle-like missile?
Short answerA common platform would be financially sensible if it met the required operational roles.
NotesReplacing Blue Slug and Green Cheese with one missile would make financial sense because it could reduce duplicate development and support costs. That common platform would still have to satisfy the operational needs previously divided between the two projects. The decision therefore turns on role fit as well as savings.