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Type 23 Frigate

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Manufacturer:Yarrow ShipbuildersIntroduced: 1989|Status: active|Origin: United Kingdom

NAVALSPEC // TYPE-23-FRIGATE

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$400.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeship

Categorynaval

Country🇬🇧United Kingdom

ContractorYarrow Shipbuilders

Statusactive

Generation2 Generation

Introduced1989

Service StatusActive

Data SourceGMR Database

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length133 m

Width16.1 m

Height7.3 m

Weight4,900 kg

Crew185 personnel

Max Speed52 km/h

Range7,800 km

Endurance50 hrs

Fuel Capacity500 L

PowerplantRolls-Royce Spey gas turbines x2

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

250 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

4.5-inch Mk 8 gun250 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Sea WolfSea Ceptor

GUIDED MISSILES

Sea WolfSea CeptorHarpoon

TORPEDOES

Sting Ray

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Type 996, Type 1007(200 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED

Type 2050(35 km)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE

Naval Group🇬🇧

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧

Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇫🇷

Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷

Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: MBDAPayload: VLS Missile Array

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷

Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionlight

Armor Thickness25 mm

CountermeasuresElectronic countermeasures

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioUHF/VHF/SHF

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$400,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$200,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$100,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations

🇬🇧United Kingdom

active

Quantity:13Acquired: 1989

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

70/100

Mobility

75/100

Protection

65/100

Sensors

70/100

Reliability

80/100

Maintainability

80/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceGMR Database

Last Verification Date2026-10-08