Fleet air defense requires substantial missile magazine depth. Frigate hulls can struggle to provide it, while larger destroyer hulls usually offer more room. F127 remains a roughly 10,000-ton area-air-warfare frigate built to frigate standards in this assessment. Its size and air-defense role therefore do not by themselves settle its classification.
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Fleet air defense needs missile magazine depth
Missile capacity pushes fleet air-defense ships toward larger hulls, while F127's construction standards remain part of its classification.