Britain, Norway Agree £10B Type 26 Frigate Deal
August 31, 2025
7:04 pm
The UK has secured a landmark £10 billion defense export deal with Norway to supply at least five advanced Type 26 anti-submarine frigates—the largest warship export order by value in British history, and the biggest defense procurement ever for Norway.
Under the agreement, the Royal Norwegian Navy will receive the new vessels, primarily constructed by BAE Systems in Glasgow, supplementing the Royal Navy’s City-class fleet for a combined total of 13 frigates operating jointly in Northern Europe.
The deal will support approximately 4,000 jobs across the U.K., including over 2,000 at the BAE shipyards in Scotland, and benefit 432 British …
