Regno Unito e Norvegia lanciano un patto per dare la caccia alle navi spia russe

The 13 Type 26 frigates will be operated together to try to lock Russian submarines out of the Atlantic. The agreement will also see:

* UK joining Norwegian programme to develop motherships for uncrewed mine hunting and undersea warfare systems.

* Year-round training of Royal Marines in Norway, preparing them to fight in sub-zero conditions.

* Royal Navy adopting advanced Norwegian naval strike missiles.

* Deeper collaboration on Sting Ray torpedoes, helping to boost munitions stockpiles.

* Joint wargaming between our Armed Forces.

* UK and Norway leading NATO’s adoption of autonomous systems in the High North.

The point about adopting NSM is a bit strange, because the Royal Navy already did that – it’s being fitted to Type 23 and Type 45 already. It could be just a restatement of the existing procurement, or indicate that it will be used on a more permanent basis. Theoretically at the moment it’s meant to be an interim weapon until the Stratus missile is in service