r/Norway • u/xratez • 4d ago

News & current events UK secures £10bn deal to supply Norway with warships

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5rgdpvn63o
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u/Beneficial_Iron3508 2d ago

I wonder whether this “supply” refers to delivering old vessels, or actually new builds in UK.

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u/SebastianSceb2000 1d ago

It's the Type 26, there are no old vessels. I believe HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff, the first two T26 frigates, are still undergoing outfitting. So they will all be new builds.

I believe what would have been HMS Belfast is going to be given to you guys, then we'll alternate.

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u/anfornum 4d ago

We have a navy? Who knew. ;)

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u/New_Line4049 2h ago

You've lost it? Should learn from the Swedes, they put barcodes on theirs so they can scan-de-navy-in. :P

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u/anfornum 1h ago

I'll get yer coat.

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u/New_Line4049 1h ago

Oh thank you, just hang it up, over there'll do nicely.

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u/Qqqqqqqquestion 4d ago

This will seem silly when the war in Ukraine ends

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u/ballsinblender 4d ago

Why? We still need defense for our long coast.

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u/egflisardeg 3d ago

And the frigates we bought from Spain weren't all that great anyway.

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u/sneijder 2d ago

Trump scared everyone into spending an extra 2% of GDP or thereabouts on defence or he’d start pointing fingers within NATO

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u/Qqqqqqqquestion 2d ago

100 billion NOK is a crazy amount to spend on a few boats

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u/sh1mba 1d ago

Says you with your military expertise?

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u/Qqqqqqqquestion 23h ago

It’s common sense that a tiny nation doesn’t need to pay 100 billion for a few ships. In a conflict they will be sunk on the first day anyway