price was 28m for 2 + training. The ships they got was a set of refurbished naval boats, with AAA and ASW equipment ripped out and replaced with storehouses.
Compared to the Australian Armidales, the ships have a lot less range (750 mi vs 3500 mi) and probably have more significant fuel...
Gambit, consider the SM-3 missile. It's being deployed by the Japanese. Aside from that, virtually everyone in China's immediate vicinity has some type of BMD. The Indians can shoot down some number of ballistic missiles; the Chinese have their own anti-ballistic missile system, I'm sure the...
gambit, if you're still here, I'd like to apologize for the behavior of certain others; I'm peripherally connected to them and I'm quite embarrassed.
Aside from that, thank you for the interesting comments. I was not previously aware that canards could actually be a positive factor, provided...