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 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.
It said that overall it would provide a £10bn boost to the UK economy and support 4,000 jobs across the UK “well into the 2030s”.
The Type 26 frigates will be built at the BAE Systems shipyard in the Govan area of Glasgow, which employs 2,000 staff and is already constructing eight of the warships for the Royal Navy.
