What might an uncrewed modern Flower class look like?

How would a modern uncrewed Flower-class support ship be configured, and could it carry drones?

A River-class-derived hull could retain a flight deck, basic maintenance accommodation, autonomous controls, limited guns and VLS, but drone handling would still need substantial automation or human intervention.

The proposed concept uses a familiar, inexpensive River-derived hull and autonomous-control technology already under development. Retaining a flight deck would permit rapid personnel transfer, while limited accommodation would support maintenance teams when humans must embark. The result would be a supporting vessel with modest guns and vertical-launch cells rather than a fully autonomous frigate. Embarked drones remain harder because automated preparation, arming, loading, launch, and recovery require machinery or human intervention beyond simply navigating an uncrewed ship.