Rapid Dragon strikes and fleet air defence

Does Rapid Dragon provide the relevant advantage for these missile requirements?

It is regarded as useful for some strikes, but unsuitable for the fleet air-defence role under discussion.

Rapid Dragon is considered promising for certain strike scenarios. Delivering those strikes serves a different requirement from providing air defence at sea. It is therefore judged unsuitable for the defensive role under consideration. That judgement remains conditional on both participants meaning the same programme.