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Type 26 Frigates face delays but ‘remain on track’

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Type 26 frigate programme is experiencing delays and cost overruns but insists the project remains on track to replace the Royal Navy’s ageing Type 23 fleet. Responding to a parliamentary question from Mark Francois, Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, Minister for Defence Procurement Maria Eagle acknowledged the schedule slip and additional costs: “As confirmed in a Written Ministerial State…
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Taking into account a recent image viralized by Open Information Sources (OSINT), it has reported that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) Navy has begun navigation testing of the second of the new Type 054B furtive frigates in a location that could not be located. China's Navy has been immersed years ago in a large-scale modernization programme of its surface fleet by constructing and incorporating new types of ships that meet the requi…

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UK Defence Journal broke the news in on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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