They both look like awesome ships so my vote would make them both winners. I would build 27 LCS-1 Freedom Class ships for the Atlantic fleet and build 27 LCS-2 Independence Class ships for the Pacific fleets.
The Air Force should have done this with the YF-22 and the YF-23 and put both fighters into service.

Baynunah Class Corvette

I do not know how they got a 4-cell Mk.56 ESSM vertical launch system in front of that 76mm cannon!! Looks like this design might suffer from top weight problems too!

Realistically their role is closer to that of a cruiser.

“Pocket” Cruiser

Even under option A, IMHO, China would treat them as German products with all due consequences.

Consequences.. Like what?

U.S. Navy’s last conventionally powered submarines were 3 Barbel class subs (1956-1959).

Are you implying the USA could not design and build a conventionally powered submarine?

Perhaps they are going to fit something else there? Second OTO 76mm? Golakeeper CIWS? More Harpoons? Extra Barak silo?…

Hopefully they will fit Barak-8 in that position to give the ship a medium range air defense system.

Buy an old Soviet Carrier from Russia. Pay 500 million for the carrier and the refit but after 10 years of delays and re-negotiations pay a total of 35 billion but India already beat me too it. 🙂

*2 Cavour Class Aircraft Carriers (Italy)
***weapons: Two OTO 76mm cannons, Three OTO 25mm cannons, & One 32-cell Aster 15 vertical launch system.
***Aviation: Twelve EH-101 helicopters & Twelve A-129I helicopters.

*4 Horizon Class Air Defense Frigates (Italy / France)
***weapons: Three OTO 76mm cannons, Two OTO 25mm cannons, Eight Exocet launchers, One 24-cell Aster 30 vertical launch system, One 24-cell Aster 15 vertical launch system, & Two twin 324mm torpedo launchers.
***Aviation: Two NH-90 helicopters

*8 Fremm Class Land Attack Frigates (Italy / France)
***weapons: One OTO 76mm cannon, Two OTO 25mm cannons, Eight Exocet launchers, One 16-cell Aster 15 vertical launch system, One 8-cell Naval SCALP vertical launch system, & Two twin 324mm torpedo launchers.
***Aviation: Two NH-90 helicopters

*16 GoWind Class Corvettes (France)
***weapons: One OTO 76mm cannon, Two OTO 25mm cannons, Eight Exocet launchers, One 16-cell MICA vertical launch system, & Two twin 324mm torpedo launchers.
***Aviation: One NH-90 helicopter

*16 Andrasta Class Submarines (France)
***weapons: Six 533mm torpedo launchers. (Four Black Shark torpedoes & Two Exocet missiles)