Adding only the advertised launcher price to a Type 31 leaves out much of the capability. The discussion starts from a £250 million baseline and rejects a simple increase to £300 million, suggesting roughly £400 million once the system is integrated. Those figures are an estimate given in the exchange. A functioning Mark 41 installation also needs combat-system integration, sensors, computing, wiring and ship alterations. Launcher length changes what is being purchased as well.
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Why Mark 41 costs more than its launch cells
An integrated Type 31 missile capability costs more than the advertised price of the Mark 41 launchers.