US EditionUK Secures $13.5 Billion Warship Deal with Norway; NATO Defenses Bolstered
The £10 billion contract will secure 4,000 UK jobs, including 2,000 in Glasgow, and enhance NATO's maritime security amid rising Russian submarine threats in Northern Europe.
- The UK and Norway agreed to a £10 billion deal for at least five Type 26 frigates to be built at Glasgow's BAE Systems shipyards in 2025.
- Norway chose the UK over France, Germany, and the US based on strategic reliability and the strongest ship design amid rising NATO rearmament pressure.
- The program will produce one ship annually, peak around the fifth vessel, and create or support about 4,000 UK jobs, including 2,000 in Scotland.
- The agreement was described by Defence Secretary John Healey as strengthening the strategic ties between the UK and Norway, ensuring that their naval forces will collaborate closely in training, operations, deterrence, and combat if required.
- The contract strengthens NATO's North Atlantic security, marks Norway's largest defense purchase, and could trigger a resurgence of Glasgow's shipbuilding industry.
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UK secures $13.5 billion warship deal with Norway; NATO defenses bolstered
Britain has secured a $13.5 billion agreement to build at least five new warships for Norway, marking the largest warship export deal in U.K. history and Norway’s biggest defense investment to date. The contract covers Type 26 frigates, advanced anti-submarine warfare vessels designed to detect, track and neutralize enemy submarines. The ships will be constructed at BAE Systems’ shipyards in Glasgow, where eight of the same class are already und…
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UK Signs £10bn Warship Supply Agreement With Norway
What’s the price tag of security? For Norway, it’s a cool £10 billion—the amount it’s shelling out for at least five British-built Type 26 frigates. The deal isn’t just big—it’s the UK’s biggest-ever warship export by value.For Britain, the benefits are clear: 4,000 jobs secured “well into the 2030s,” most at BAE Systems’ shipyards in Glasgow. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called it proof that defence can “drive growth and protect national sec…
Thyssenkrupp's naval daughter is running out on a large-scale military mission. The NATO country of Norway wants to put billions in new warships – but orders the ships now in Great Britain.
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