CCV, Type 32, and Type 83 are compared as programme signals

Why does it require a specialized CCV ship to manage drones?

CCV is close to Type 32 in role, and available yard capacity may matter as much as the programme label.

Drone management could be built into Type 26, Type 31, and the intended Type 83. The Common Combat Vessel concept consequently resembles a rebranded Type 32 more than a wholly separate requirement. Industrial geography also narrows the practical choice of design and yard. Govan is committed to Type 26, which points a plausible CCV build toward Babcock at Rosyth.