The Type 26 frigate is a ship design and manufacture programme of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, to partially replace the thirteen Type 23 frigates of the Royal Navy and for export. The Royal Navy variant is known as The Global Combat Ship (GCS) or the City-class frigate. It will be multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations. The programme began in 1998, under what was then known as the Future Surface Combatant (FS

"Solving a problem rather than creating one for the Royal Navy"🗣️ Following the news that Norway has formally announced it will purchase a minimum of five Type 26 frigates to be built in the UK, some are concerned about how this will affect the Royal Navy's capabilities. Speaking to BFBS Sitrep's James Hirst, Former Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest does not see this latest news as interfering with the Navy's overall operational output; instead, it "should be seen as a positive". | Forces News