The proposed task unit puts a crewed frigate or destroyer at the center of several uncrewed assets, supplying command computing and specialist support. Several frigate or destroyer task units could then combine around a carrier as a larger group. The maintenance problem sets a sharp size choice for the uncrewed vessels: they must be small enough to bring aboard for repair or large enough to tolerate faults at sea. An uncrewed sloop may therefore need 2,000-3,000 tons of redundancy so a failure during a storm does not become a loss before technicians can safely reach it.
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Crewed escorts may support uncrewed task units
A frigate or destroyer could provide computing and maintenance support to uncrewed vessels large enough to survive faults until weather permits repair.