ESSM and the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) supply the two quad-packing options considered for Mark 41. Japan could develop a domestic weapon with that property or buy an existing option. Its fighter cooperation with Britain and Italy prompts speculation about a CAMM purchase, with Australian and Canadian interest in the missile family also entering the comparison. Japanese CAMM adoption remains speculative. Australia's upgraded Mogami is expected to use quad-packed ESSM, so national weapon choices can produce different magazines on a common ship design.
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ESSM and CAMM as alternatives for missile packing
ESSM and CAMM illustrate options for increasing missiles per cell, while international partnerships provide a possible route to a different Japanese missile choice.