WATCH: What the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates will look like

A Type 26A Type 26
A Type 26
Computer-generated video shows how the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates will look.

Defence secretary Michael Fallon this week announced the signing of a £3.7bn deal to start building the warships.

The contract is part of a major investment project by the Ministry of Defence - which produced the video - to build the first three of eight new Type 26 Global Combat Ships.

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