Armament becomes a logistics test for ships intended to spend long periods abroad. Their guns, sensors, and support equipment should be standard, inexpensive, and repairable through an austere supply chain. Mature cannon can remain useful for decades without the constant software, missile, and integration upgrades demanded by a high-end combat system. That simplicity keeps a presence ship deployable in foreign ports without requiring a specialist technical team for every routine fault or update.
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Presence ships need austere, off-the-shelf systems
An OPV gains more from standard, easily maintained equipment than from bespoke high technology that demands specialist support in distant ports.