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Type 26 City-class

naval5 Gendevelopment

Manufacturer:BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships (Glasgow)Introduced: 2026|Status: development|Origin: United Kingdom

NAVALSPEC // TYPE-26-CITY-CLASS

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typefrigate

Categorynaval

Country🇬🇧United Kingdom

ContractorBAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships (Glasgow)

Statusdevelopment

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2026

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length149.9 m

Width20.8 m

Height34 m

Weight8,000,000 kg

Crew157 personnel

Max Speed48 km/h

Range13,000 km

Powerplant1x Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine + 4x MTU diesel generators (CODLOG)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

24-cell Mk 41 Strike VLS (Tomahawk, FC/ASW) + 48x Sea Ceptor (CAMM) canisters

SECONDARY WEAPONS

BAE 5-inch 62-caliber Mk 45 gun2x Phalanx CIWSMerlin HM2 ASW helicopter

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteOPTIONAL

Sonar Unlisted

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 Compositionmedium

CountermeasuresType 997 Artisan 3D Radar, Sonar 2087 towed array

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10