Under the agreement, Britain will deliver ‘type 26’ frigates to the Royal Norwegian Navy, with construction taking place at BAE Systems’ shipyards on the River Clyde in Glasgow.

The UK has agreed a £10bn deal to supply Norway with at least five new warships, in what both governments are hailing as a landmark for defence cooperation, but which analysts say also underscores rising geopolitical tensions and the pressure on NATO allies to increase spending.

Under the agreement, Britain will deliver ‘type 26’ frigates to the Royal Norwegian Navy, with construction taking place at BAE Systems’ shipyards on the River Clyde in Glasgow.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) described it as the UK’s “biggest ever warship export deal by value”, while Oslo said it would be its largest military procuremen

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