Could manufacturers profit from frequent new naval aircraft types?

Would replacing naval aircraft every couple of years leave manufacturers with orders too small to be profitable?

That was a possible problem, but orders across the entire carrier force could help, and the Navy could support specialized development.

Frequent replacement would still have required a workable business for manufacturers. The proposed response is to order replacements across the Navy's carriers, with existing production already described as involving batches of roughly sixty aircraft. How much of the force received each new type would affect the size of the order. The Navy's support for a Vickers-developed sight for the Blackburn Skua provides an example of finding a way to obtain specialized equipment outside the Air Ministry's formal programme.