FFX offers a possible reset after the problems of LCS and Constellation. The design criticism begins with the Arleigh Burke becoming the Navy's benchmark after LCS. A destroyer of roughly 10,000 tons has space for survivability measures and redundancy that differ from those available in a 6,000-ton frigate. Trying to reproduce the same arrangements puts pressure on the smaller ship to grow towards the larger ship's size. A frigate has to make different choices about redundancy within its available space. Requirements must reflect that constraint if the design is to remain smaller.
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Why destroyer survivability demands can enlarge a frigate
Using the Burke as a benchmark puts pressure on a smaller frigate to accommodate destroyer levels of redundancy, with corresponding pressure for hull growth.