first stab at the type 26 – needs more work.

SM2/SM6
ESSM
5″
US Helicopters
Aegis
US Torpedoes
US Powertrains (less of an issue)

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Aegis wont ever be intergrated into a frigate for australia – CEC link the frigates to the Aegis destroyers and your off. The Australian Navy is switching to NH90 – if an EH101 can fit so can an NH90.

ESSM , SM2/6 could be launched from a Mk41VLS, although I suspect that they would be interested in the low cost option of CAMM

Brazil’s a great call – 2 built in the UK 6 Built in Brazil – BAE partnership with a shipyard there.

Would India consider asking for B2 spirit bomber? Now, now, I know it is uber expensive at $2billion a unit.

Never ever ever ever gonna happen.

1- out of production for a long time now
2- cost of starting it up again and building in the numbers india might want i.e less than 20 – the cost would be more the 2 bill a plane
3- The US would never sell this to any one.
4- India doesnt need it.
5- India wouldnt want it.
6- No one is going to nuke India.

Dont see it that way Mister. The ship is taking its weapons system, including hardware, directly from T23 in the main. The 3D search/TI set is already chosen in the shape of ARTISAN. The air defence missile system is determined, already under development and should also be being transferred from the Dukes.

£127mn to integrate a lot of pre-existing systems with an existing hull is a lot!. When you see idiotic features like the father/son hangar it does make you wonder quite what is being paid for here?.

Ill give them my mock ups for £1mill they only need to do the internal stuff!

I think I have enough blogs to follow. Better written ones too 😛