Type 26 export savings and the cost of a sail training ship

Will foreign Type 26 and Type 31 orders reduce Royal Navy costs, and by how much?

The saving remains unknown until later hull prices are available. An extra Type 26 is the preferred use of a budget comparable to the estimated cost of a sail training ship.

The saving from foreign orders cannot be quantified until later-batch hull prices become available. A further Type 26 order is expected to cover a ship transferred to Norway and could also expand the fleet. A separate personal spending estimate places a new sail training ship's cost close to that of another Type 26 hull. On that estimate, the preferred purchase is the extra frigate. The comparison expresses a procurement preference, without establishing either a confirmed saving or a firm sail training ship price.