Norway unveils industry strategy for Type 26 frigate procurement to strengthen defence sector
Norway unveils strategy for new frigates: boosting maritime defence and national industry.
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Norway and UK sign defence framework for joint Type 26 frigate partnership and cooperation
Norwegian Minister of Defence, Tore O. Sandvik, and UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, have signed a new agreement in Stavanger establishing the framework for a strategic partnership on maritime capabilities.
Norway selects UK as strategic partner in £10 billion frigate deal, boosting NATO’s northern security
Norway has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of Type 26 frigates, in what is the largest defence procurement in Norway’s history and the UK’s biggest ever warship export deal by value.
BAE Systems opens new shipbuilding hall in Glasgow to support Type 26 frigate programme
A major milestone for Scotland’s shipbuilding industry has been reached with the official opening of a vast new build hall at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
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Submarine-hunting frigate HMS Glasgow officially named by Princess of Wales in Glasgow ceremony
HMS Glasgow, the first of eight new Type 26 frigates being constructed by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has been officially named by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales.
BAE Systems and Umoe Mandal deepen UK-Norway maritime collaboration
BAE Systems and Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal have signed a new collaboration agreement to strengthen joint maritime capabilities and reinforce UK-Norway defence ties.
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HMS Sheffield construction begins: a major milestone for the Type 26 frigate programme
BAE Systems has officially begun construction of HMS Sheffield, the fifth of the Royal Navy’s eight advanced Type 26 frigates.
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BAE Systems begins integrating Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow
BAE Systems has begun integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being constructed for the U.K. Royal Navy.
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Royal Navy’s first Type 26 frigate equipped with Mk45 Mod 4A Medium Calibre Gun
The weapon – officially the Mk45 Mod 4A Medium Calibre Gun – is the latest variant of a US Navy gun which is fitted to more than 280 warships in 11 navies.
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Rolls-Royce awarded Mission Bay Handling System contract for Type 26 frigates
Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) was selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal Navy’s Global Combat Ship variant, the Type 26 City-class frigate.
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Terma to supply radars for new Royal Navy Type 26 frigates
Danish manufacturer of advanced technology solutions for defence, Terma, is set to supply ten SCANTER 6000 radars to equip five Royal Navy Type 26 frigates.
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BAE Systems builds new shipbuilding hall for Type 26 programme
Last November, BAE Systems secured a GBP 4.2 billion contract with the Ministry of Defence to build five more Type 26 ships.
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