How StanFlex separates weapons from hull upgrades

StanFlex uses standardized slots, connectors, and shipboard command systems to make payloads interchangeable. Each module is about 3 m long, 3.5 m wide, and 2.5 m high; its unequal footprint forces the correct orientation against the connectors. A crane capable of lifting roughly 15 tons can move the modules, with a 30-ton crane offering more handling capacity. Weapons can be removed for repair or modernization in a shore warehouse and returned to a compatible hull elsewhere in the fleet. This separates much of the weapon cost and upgrade cycle from the ship itself. The concept allows a vessel to arrive configured for oceanic research and leave later that day with a wartime fit. Patrol vessels, mine-warfare ships, auxiliaries, and light frigates could therefore carry economical peacetime equipment while retaining a path to rapid rearmament.