Norway plans on acquiring at least five UK Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates, with an estimated price tag of £10 billion ($13.5 billion) after announcing selection of the BAE Systems designed vessel on 1 September 2025, Breaking Defense reports.
Hailed by Oslo in a statement as the “largest Norwegian defence capability investment to date,” the procurement is intended to replace Norway’s legacy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates, with the successor vessels set to be built at BAE’s shipyard in Clyde, Scotland.
