The counterfactual could produce separate Danish and German MEKO design groups. Both teams would treat StanFlex as a standard option while competing over hulls and arrangements. Customers could choose among more ship designs while retaining compatibility with the shared payload pool. Rival designs using a common interface could attract additional partners to the programme.
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Danish and German MEKO teams could compete inside one standard
Two national design groups using StanFlex as a common option could enlarge the ship family while competing over how best to apply it.