Royal Navy’s Type 31 Frigate on Course for Export Success in Scandinavia - Navy Lookout

NATO's northern flank is getting new warships built to hunt Russian submarines

Norway will acquire Type 26 frigates from the UK in a TKTK deal.Business WireNorway just struck a major $13.5 billion deal with the UK to acquire new Type 26 frigates.The frigates specialize in anti-submarine warfare, a key operation in the North Atlantic.A NATO official said the warships will give Norway and the alliance a major defense boost.NATO ally Norway is buying advanced warships from the UK in its biggest defense deal ever. NATO officia…

Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate on course for export success in Scandinavia - Navy Lookout

The FT reports the UK is in advanced negotiations to build new warships for Denmark and Sweden. Having just won an order for 5 Type 26 frigates for Norway, this would be a remarkable turnaround in UK warship exports with great benefits to the RN and the wider British economy. The discussions centre on Babcock’s […] The post Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate on course for export success in Scandinavia first appeared on Navy Lookout.

Call to revive Scottish steelworks for Type 26 exports

Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has pressed ministers to ensure that steel from Scotland is used in the landmark deal to build five Type 26 frigates for Norway. Speaking at Holyrood, Sweeney said: “Scotland—by which I mean Glasgow—has won the biggest shipbuilding export order in this country’s history, with five Type 26 frigates going to Norway. However, the frustration is that, as it currently stands, no Scottish steel plate will be able to be…

Norway chooses UK-made warships - Spencer Fernando

The Type 26 frigate is the design upon which the River-class destroyer - being produced in Canada as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS)

Norway Selects UK’s Type 26 Frigate in Landmark Defense Deal - eBlue Economy

eBlue Economy Dina Z. Isaac Norway Selects UK’s Type 26 Frigate in Landmark Defense Deal %sitename% The Norwegian government has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates, marking the country’s largest single investment in defense capabilities to date. The purchase will center on the British-designed Type 26 frigate, a state-of-the-art warship optimized for anti-submarine warfare. “Norway and the Unit…

Norway Frigate Deal Focuses on Russian Subs, Defense Chief Says

Norway decided to pick the UK as the supplier of its new navy frigates as the Nordic NATO member seeks to deter Russian submarines in the High North, according to the country’s defense minister.