Why Type 26 should improve on Type 23 in anti-submarine warfare

Will Type 26 be as capable in anti-submarine warfare as Type 23?

It should be better, because considerable design effort went into improving the hull for the anti-submarine role.

Type 26 should outperform Type 23 in anti-submarine warfare. That expectation rests on the attention paid to the new hull rather than on newer equipment alone. Quieting and hydrodynamic design are core parts of an ASW ship. Type 23 remains the demanding baseline that Type 26 was built to replace.