A long awaited decision on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next generation warships was announced on Aug. 31, with Norwegian PM Jonas Støre confirming the procurement of UK-designed Type 26 frigates in a ...

The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider failure which ...

The UK’s Type 26 warship manufacturer BAE Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian shipbuilder Hamek to collaborate on Norway’s future maritime requirements, amid Oslo’s ...

Norway 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 ...

Prince William, the Earl of Strathearn speaks workers as he pays a visit to the BAE Systems shipyard to observe construction of HMS Glasgow, the Royal Navy's first City-class Type 26 frigate on June ...

An artist's impression of the future Type 26 frigate. Norway is expected to acquire at least five of the type following a selection decision announced on 31 August 2025. (BAE Systems) The Norwegian ...

The deal will eventually see a combined fleet of 13 anti-submarine warfare frigates – eight British and at least five Norwegian – operate jointly in northern Europe, he added. An aerial view of HMS ...

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. “When ...