Once the mission specifications are clear, the timetable determines whether a nation can develop the ship alone. Partners may appear to offer faster work and shared costs by distributing research and development. Joint programs also require the participants to debate every design change. Multinational procurement trades pooled resources for the coordination delay created by multiple customers.
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Shared development can add coordination time
Partners can share development effort and cost, but reconciling national requirements may lengthen the program instead of accelerating it.