How would you modernize an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate?
Short answerPrioritize aviation and a practical VLS or weapons update; retrofitting StanFlex would require costly electrical and control-system reconstruction.
NotesPractical weapons updates include modern 76 mm or 40 mm guns, a Sea Ceptor-style vertical-launch system, and an affordable antiship missile. The Perry hull's large hangar makes aviation especially valuable, and a Merlin-type helicopter could give a small navy a comparatively self-sufficient antisubmarine capability. Modular weapons are not plug-and-play when electrical and control systems were never designed around them. Converting the ship to StanFlex would require extensive power, data, and damage-resistant redundant wiring. That deep reconstruction risks costing more than a conventional refit built around the hull's existing strengths.