Danish StanFlex provides an established example of naval modularity. The criticism is that creating new ships, capabilities and modules together adds several interacting sources of risk. Failure then changes the institutional environment for whatever follows. A successor can be burdened with demands to remove uncertainty so thoroughly that decision-making slows again. The LCS experience is also linked to British anxiety about the next generation of frigates and to further replacement delays.
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StanFlex and the risk of inventing ship and modules together
Developing a new hull and new mission systems together compounds risk, while failure can make the next programme excessively cautious.