Thread by @defencewithac

With all this wrangling about what the Type 32 may or may not be, it might be worth noting something that Babock told investors in a recent briefing on the Type 31. /1

"This is a no-change contract, deliberately structured to specifically restrict customer change." This might explain why the government needs a Type 32, perhaps the RN desiring changes but having to wait to get them. /2

In terms of what Type 32 could be, if based off Type 31, remember that Type 31 is basically just a Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigate with a bunch of shit removed above the waterline and more Brrrrritish on the inside. /3

Of course the whole thing could just be a giant smokescreen This is the MoD after all. It could end just being a PowerPoint on someones computer. Also caution the excitement over 24 escorts. By the 2030s the Type 45 will be a quarter century old... /end