Type 26 frigate − Global Combat Ship
Designed for a service life
of at least 25 years, the Type
26 frigate − or Global Combat
Ship − will form a backbone of
the future RN surface fleet into
the 2060s.
Intended to replace
eight anti-submarine warfare
(ASW)-configured Type 23
frigates, the Type 26 has been
conceived as an acoustically
quiet surface combatant
optimised for ASW, but also
capable of contributing to a
range of other missions.
SA Artillery