Why sixty Arrowhead 140 frigates are not cheap

What if Canada bought sixty full-specification Arrowhead 140 frigates?

It would be a powerful fleet, but the real cost would be far above simplistic Type 31 headline estimates.

The Canadian counterfactual calls for sixty fully equipped Arrowhead 140 frigates. Its cost cannot be calculated simply by multiplying the often-quoted Type 31 figure of £250 million per ship. Mark 41 launchers and the rest of the requested equipment are central to the objection. The discussion cites £300 million in cumulative Babcock losses on Type 31 as another reason to question that price assumption. It supplies no complete price for the proposed Canadian fleet.