Norway selects British-made frigates for its navy, Norwegian government says


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  • Sunday, 31 Aug 2025

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store holds a press conference about Norway's contribution to NATO at the Prime Minister's Office in Oslo, Norway June 20, 2025. Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/via REUTERS/File Photo

OSLO (Reuters) -The Norwegian navy plans to order a fleet of British-made frigates to boost the country's maritime defences, Norway's government said on Sunday.

Germany, France, Britain and the United States had offered rival frigate designs in competition for what is expected to be NATO-member Norway's largest military procurement to date.

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