A reported Type 83 proposal would put the weapons on uncrewed vessels operating around a crewed ship. The discussion rejects removing the crewed ship's own armament and predicts that a study could make the case against the arrangement. That judgment is given without a detailed engineering explanation. Firm requirements are still unsettled in this discussion, with a final design expected after another general election and further changes in policy considered likely.
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A Type 83 proposal with weapons on uncrewed companions
A reported Type 83 concept separates the crewed ship from its weapons, but the panel rejects the arrangement and stresses that the design remains unsettled.