Norway signs £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships built in UK
MoD says agreement will support 4,000 jobs and ‘significantly strengthen Nato’s northern flank’Norway has agreed a £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships that will be built in the UK, as the two countries plan joint operations in northern Europe to deal with increased Russian activity.The...
<p>MoD says agreement will support 4,000 jobs and ‘significantly strengthen Nato’s northern flank’</p><p>Norway has agreed a £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships that will be built in the UK, as the two countries plan joint operations in northern Europe to deal with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/16/russian-spy-ship-escorted-away-from-internet-cables-in-irish-sea">increased Russian activity</a>.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the agreement to build Type 26 frigates was the UK’s biggest ever warship export deal by value, and Norway’s biggest defence procurement deal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/31/norway-signs-10bn-deal-for-anti-submarine-warships-built-in-uk">Continue reading...</a>
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