UK secures 10bn deal to supply Norway with warships
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Norway, UK Agree $14B Warship Deal
Norway, Selects UK forAgree £10bn$14B Warship Deal
Above: HMS Glasgow, the first Type 26 frigate, at BAE Govan shipyard in Glasgow, U.K., on Nov. 25, 2022. Image credit: Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images
The Spin
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