StanFlex provides interchangeable modules for capabilities including a towed array and defensive missiles. Its success is linked to a requirement that contractors fit defined parameters or lose the opportunity to compete. Contractors that did not meet their obligations could be removed from the program. The Littoral Combat Ship comparison concerns an attempt to obtain top-end warship performance through a more ambitious modular system. The sloop concept discussed here accepts narrower requirements than those of a first-rate combatant.
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Why StanFlex modularity worked
StanFlex combined limited requirements with enforced module parameters; the LCS comparison concerns the difficulty of a more ambitious system.