Britain's New Frigate JUST BEAT France and Germany

Britain's New Frigate JUST BEAT France and Germany The Royal Navy operates two warships of nearly identical size — yet one hunts submarines in silence while the other shoots ballistic missiles out of the sky. The Type 45 destroyer cost Britain a decade of operational availability through a propulsion failure that left HMS Daring out of service for over 3,000 days. The Type 26 frigate, by contrast, has quietly become the most successful British warship export since the Leander class, with Australia, Canada, and Norway all placing orders worth billions. This is the full strategic breakdown of Britain's escort fleet — what went wrong, what went right, and why the Royal Navy needs both ships to keep its carriers operational. In this video: The £160m Power Improvement Project fixing the Type 45's propulsion crisis Why HMS Diamond's Red Sea engagements changed Royal Navy doctrine The £316m DragonFire laser contract and £10-per-shot drone defence How Norway's £10bn Type 26 deal became Britain's largest warship export ever Why the Type 45 retires by 2038 — and what comes next 💬 Which Royal Navy escort do you think is more critical to NATO operations the Type 45 or the Type 26? Drop your analysis in the comments. 📚 Sources: Royal Navy, UK Defence Journal, Navy Lookout, BAE Systems, Naval Technology, Army Recognition, RUSI, Breaking Defense, Military Watch Magazine #RoyalNavy #Type45 #Type26 #NATO #DefenceEU #Frigate #Destroyer #BritishMilitary #DragonFire #NavalWarfare