Renewed interest in foreign frigates raises a concern about incompatible expectations. The administration may envisage buying a design off the shelf, while the Navy may expect to alter it and Congress may expect a domestic construction programme. This is an interpretation of their respective aims. Those aims would need reconciliation before the purchase could be straightforward.
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Conflicting aims in US foreign-frigate procurement
An off-the-shelf purchase can mean different things to the administration, Navy and Congress.