Telegraph suggests that if Type 26 frigates are to be built for Norway by BAES Maritime on the Clyde, RN would have to divert ships 3 & Ship 4 (HMS Belfast & Birmingham) to meet the Norwegian schedule. While potentially a huge export win and Norway having the best possible ASW kit is in UK’s strategic interest, RN desperately needs new frigates.

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) steams alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during an underway replenishment while operating in the Philippine Sea

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