How much would a Type 94 with radar capable of detecting incoming missiles cost?
Short answerA great deal, with no numerical estimate offered; separating radar, command and weapons also raises concerns about delay and the loss of a critical radar vessel.
NotesA radar vessel able to support this missile-defence role is expected to be expensive, although no price is given. Hypersonic defence leaves little time for data to pass between a radar vessel, a crewed command ship and a missile vessel. Uncrewed sensors and magazines could usefully supplement a destroyer that retains its own radar and weapons. In that arrangement, the destroyer could handle the fastest threats while additional magazines help against slower aircraft or drones. Making the distributed vessels the entire defensive system creates vulnerable links, particularly if a submarine can disable the group by destroying its scarce radar vessel.