The late cost critique concerns the value obtained from buying rights to a parent design that was extensively altered. It returns to the reported 15 percent commonality and the spoken comparison of the bridge structures. The suggested alternative is a fact-finding visit to learn from the other frigate's arrangements before designing an American ship. In that argument, learning useful features from another navy differs from paying to build its design. The comparison questions whether the retained features justified the chosen acquisition approach.
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Design rights and the value of what a derivative retains
Low commonality prompts a comparison between buying a parent design and learning from another navy's frigate through a fact-finding visit.