UK to sign defence deal with Norway to "counter Russia threat"

Named the Lunna House Agreement after the Scottish headquarters of the Norwegian resistance during the Second World War, the combined fleet of at least 13 British-built Type 26 anti-submarine frigates will be interchangeable.

The UK's deeply unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deal would help protect critical infrastructure.

Frigates will patrol seas between Greenland, Iceland and UK, monitoring Russian naval activity, and the two navies will share maintenance facilities, technology and equipment.