In the modern age of guided missile destroyers, one potent frigate model -- currently being developed for the British, Canadian, and Australian navies by BAE Systems -- is the Type 26 frigate.

The last vessel to carry the name of the City of Sheffield was a Type 42 missiles destroyer, commissioned on 16 February 1975, and as part Task Force 317 sent was involved in the Falklands conflict.

The Type 26 is designed for anti-submarine warfare and high-intensity air defense and can be adapted to supplying humanitarian aid during a disaster relief effort. Five more Type 26 frigates will ...

Maria Eagle, minister for defence procurement, confirmed the project to construct the Type 26 frigates will take longer than expected. Eight City-class frigates are being constructed by BAE ...

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH341) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first for a U.S. allied warship in 2025. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater ...

All the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates are to be based at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth. The announcement was made by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who was onboard HMS Montrose in ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China's military on Monday condemned the passage of a Canadian frigate through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. Eastern Theater Command Spokesperson Li Xihai (李熹海) said the military ...

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that a Canadian frigate sailed through Taiwan Strait from south to north on Sunday. It was the first such instance in 2025, according to Taiwanese ...