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Hmmm . . . Babcock proposes replacing a ship brought off a design -- the Type 26 -- with another ship brought off a design: the Type 31. Oh . . . not to worry it is a mature design, there is wide growth margins and there is a comprehensive and bespoke transfer of technology program. Seems oddly familiar! Got to give it to the PR team - they even were able to work the word "proven" into the article. I am pretty sure "based on a proven design" is not the same thing as operationally proven though. Can the Government -- given the importance of achieving capability in urgent and accelerated acquisition periods identified in the DSR -- take risks on any ship where the lead ship is still in the build process as opposed to ships that have been built, are in the water and operationally proven?

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