Norway signs £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships built in UK | BAE Systems
Norway has adopted an agreement to see the anti -submarine warships built in the UK because the two countries planned joint operations in Northern Europe to cope with the increase in Russian activities.
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) said that the agreement of building 26 Types to build a frigate is the British’s largest warship export agreement and Norway’s largest defense supply agreement.
In general, he said it would provide a £ 10 billion support to the UK economy and support 4,000 jobs in the United Kingdom to the “2030s”.
Type 26 frigates will be built in the UAE Systems shipyards in the Govan region of Glavad, who employ 2,000 personnel and have already built eight warships for the royal navy.
“This 10 billion pounds agreement agreement is about our change plan.” He said. “Creating business, encouraging growth and protecting national security for people working. The exports of our world’s leading type 26 frigates will do this exactly by supporting good paid jobs from apprentices to engineers.”
It is estimated that the shipbuilding program will support 103 businesses in Scotland, 47 in the northwest of England and 35 in Western Midlands and 35 in Western Midlands.
The agreement also points to the strengthening of a long -term strategic relationship with Norway, which will see that a combined fleet of 13 frigates works jointly in Northern Europe.
Eight of the frigates will be British, and at least five will be Norway.
“This historical defense agreement deepens our strategic partnership,” Defense Secretary John Healey said. “We will train with Norway, we will operate, we will deterd, and we will fight. Our Naviks will lead in NATO, this agreement will be more world standards to hunt the Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, to protect our critical infrastructure and to keep both our nations safe.”
After the alleged sabotage of submarine internet cables between the Baltic Gas Pipeline and Finland and Estonia, concerns about critical infrastructure around Europe were brought up many times last year.
This year, Norway was the only country to participate in the full distribution of the British carrier Strike Group, and Ulus is also collaborating with the UK and NATO partners to protect the critical submarine infrastructure in Northern Europe.
“Norway and the United Kingdom, common interests and powerful binary ties, said Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Start, said. “I am sure that the strategic partnership is the right decision to buy, develop and operate frigate with England.”
The Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said that the decision showed the “enormous success of the Shipbuilding industry of Scotland and that it was an example of another“ defense dividend for the country.
Type 26 The frigate contains sophisticated weapons, advanced sensors and communication. According to MOD’s statement that explains the agreement, its design enables the warship to be raised to “emerging threats ..
“The Norwegian government’s decision reflects the confidence of the British industry with the system and equipment of the British industry, with the system and equipment of the UAE Systems CEO, the CEO of the UAE Systems, reflecting the confidence of the British industry with a superior anti -submarine war platform,” he said. “This will support future maritime security and strengthen its position in NATO.”
