Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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StanFlex and a counterfactual Type 23

A brief counterfactual links StanFlex to capabilities allowed for in the Type 23 design but left unfitted.

Alternate HistoryFalklands WarRoyal NavyShip DesignStanflexType 23 Frigate
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Question

How might adopting StanFlex after the Falklands War have affected Royal Navy frigates?

Short answer

The Type 23 would probably have been the first major beneficiary, and modular equipment might have delivered capabilities for which the design already allowed.

Notes

A hypothetical Royal Navy adoption of StanFlex after the Falklands War would probably have affected the Type 23 first. Its flexible light-frigate design already allowed for equipment that was never fitted. StanFlex might have helped deliver some of those capabilities.