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of through-life costs, requirements for in-service upkeep, availability for sea, number of hulls required and any trade-off between costs, capability and availability.

(b)

Communications. This should establish the operational requirement for communications links between the craft and other units and authorities.

(c)

Weapons. This should examine all possible weapon system options to meet the requirement, and assess the cost of incremental increases in maximum effective range between 2000 and 6000 metres.

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