Defence procurement bungles and wins

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There will be commonality with reactors and, presumably, weapons and systems, so some Virginia experience should be transferable.

My understanding is that they will all be using the same Rolls Royce reactors, so if true in that regard they are pretty compatible.

I wonder if there is more to the spread of solutions than just economics and good will, there might be some advantages in communications / interoperability, and there might be issues related to future technologies as well.

There were similar issues behind the JSF choice, the JSF's ability to be quickly reconfigured to suit joint operations was a much higher priority for Australia than buying the F22 and having the best superiority fighter.

You are only as good as your allies.

PS; I read somewhere the Astute class replacement is going to have some crazy endurance and reach capabilities, which seem to be ideal for Southern Ocean operations. As well as something in Submarine operations that will be akin to the JSF Loyal Wingman program.