The Type 26 frigate programme offers a modern parallel to Dreadnought-era risk reduction. Systems intended for the new class were installed during Type 23 refits, allowing the Navy to learn how they worked together and identify problems before the new hulls entered service. The method lowers integration risk even when the successor design is technologically ambitious. This comparison makes the older shared-gun and shared-turret procurement strategy easier to recognise as a recurring institutional practice.
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Type 23 refits as preparation for Type 26
The Royal Navy's fitting of future Type 26 systems to Type 23 frigates provides a modern example of testing components before committing them to a new class.