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.
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.
Last November, BAE Systems secured a GBP 4.2 billion contract with the Ministry of Defence to build five more Type 26 ships.
Rohde & Schwarz will deliver five more integrated communication and control systems, based on NAVICS, for the Type 26 Batch 2 Global Combat Ship Batch 2.
The Type 26 programme will deliver the most advanced anti-submarine warfare capability available to the Royal Navy.
All of the Royal Navy vessels will be built by BAE Systems on the Clyde, sustaining around 1,700 jobs in Scotland and 4,000 jobs in total across the wider UK maritime supply chain.
BAE Systems has contracted Norwegian shipyard Umoe Mandal to deliver advanced lightweight composite structures to five Type 26 City Class frigates.
Plasan is currently delivering composite armour for the first three frigates as part of the Batch 1 contract.
The first Type 26 City Class frigate, HMS Glasgow, has begun the float off process, which will see her enter the water for the first time.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4.2bn contract to BAE Systems to manufacture the next five City Class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.