A proposed missile addition to a 30 mm gun appears to offer a straightforward improvement to offshore patrol vessel self-defence. The concept received development work and public discussion but was not implemented. Funding is the stated reason: defence programmes contain long-lead decisions whose benefits arrive after the immediate political moment. Short-term emergencies can repeatedly displace those investments, leaving technically plausible capabilities unrealised.
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Naval upgrades lose out when long lead times meet short-term politics
An unimplemented gun-and-missile upgrade illustrates why useful naval improvements still depend on sustained political funding.