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Norway Selects UK Type 26 Frigates in £10bn Deal, Britain’s Biggest Warship Export

The partnership pairs the two navies on a common anti-submarine platform, guaranteeing Norwegian industry a full‑value role.

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, center, flanked by Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen, reports on the status of the purchase of frigates from the United Kingdom at the Prime Minister's Office in Oslo on Sunday.
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An aerial view of HMS Cardiff Type 26 frigate under construction at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, on February 16.

Overview

  • Oslo chose BAE Systems’ Type 26 for at least five frigates in Norway’s largest defence purchase, valued at about £10 billion.
  • The ships will be built on the Clyde in Glasgow, supporting roughly 2,000 yard jobs and a further 2,000 across the UK supply chain.
  • London and Oslo will first sign an intergovernmental framework before contract talks with BAE, with price, sequencing and timelines subject to negotiation and Storting approval.
  • Deliveries are targeted from 2030, with near‑identical specifications to Royal Navy vessels to maximize interoperability, joint training and potential crew interchangeability.
  • Britain beat rival offers from France, Germany and the US, and the plan envisages a combined UK–Norway fleet of about 13 ASW frigates to strengthen NATO’s northern flank.