Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Type 26 Frigate a 'very strong candidate' for new Australian frigate The Type 26 frigate, also known as City-class frigate, is a class of frigates and destroyers being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, with variants also being built for the Australian and Canadian navies The Type 26 frigates, also known as the City-class frigates, are a series of new multirole warships being built for the UK Royal Navy

The Type 26 frigates, also known as the City-class frigates, are a series of new multirole warships being built for the UK Royal Navy The Type 26 frigate, also known as City-class frigate, is a class of frigates and destroyers being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, with variants also being built for the Australian and Canadian navies

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Globally deployable, it will be capable of undertaking a wide range of roles from high intensity warfare to humanitarian assistance, either operating independently or as part of a task group.. Procurement of eight City-class frigates is planned under the Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme, previously known as the Future Surface Combatant (FSC) programme, which was launched by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Type 26 will replace the UK's Type 23 frigates, with the first set to enter service in the.

Military and Commercial Technology BAE Systems awards 15 new Type 26 global combat ship contracts. The new Type 26 'Global Combat Ship' designed and built by BAE Systems is the new class selected for the replacement of eight anti-submarine frigates of the Duke class currently in service with the Royal Navy The Global Combat Ship will be a highly capable and versatile multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations anywhere on the world's oceans

Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) History Think Defence. A joint team of engineers from BAE Systems and UK Ministry of Defence is working to mature the detailed design and support solution for the 8-ship programme Initial concepts included various designs, such as a trimaran hull, but by 2010, the focus shifted to a more conventional and flexible design under the Global Combat Ship programme.