Brandenburg modernisation is discussed as an opportunity to move beyond the original Sea Sparrow arrangement toward ESSM and potentially more launcher capacity. The stated launcher units and numerical conversion are unclear, so they do not establish a firm upgraded total. Sachsen supplies the existing air-defence comparison, with 32 Mk 41 cells described as carrying SM-2 and ESSM. That battery is judged small beside the earlier NFR-90 reference point. Improving missiles and sensors therefore leaves a separate question about how long the available magazine can sustain combat.
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Brandenburg and Sachsen expose the missile-magazine problem
Modernisation can increase missile capacity, but the German examples still raise questions about sustained air defence.