The December 2025 update follows changes in Type 26 strategy and procurement since the earlier account nearly five years before. The basic dimensions and weapons-capacity figures remain in that earlier video because they have changed little. Attention here turns to national requirements and the interest of additional buyers. Type 31 joins the comparison, with its specifications included because the earlier treatment did not cover it.
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Why the Type 26 update is about strategy
A December 2025 comparison follows changing national requirements and procurement choices across the Type 26 and Type 31 programmes.