Type 26 exports and a possible larger second batch

Are there further realistic export opportunities for the Type 26 frigate?

Near-term competitions favor lighter Type 31- or Mogami-like frigates, but a larger British second batch could create a different export proposition.

Few immediate Type 26 customers were visible because likely buyers favored lighter Type 31- or Mogami-like frigates or pursued indigenous designs. The Royal Navy would still face pressure to order another batch and keep production moving. A visibly larger or more capable second batch could become politically attractive and might create a different export proposition. An increase of roughly one percent in hull length would not be enough to make a genuinely new long variant.