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Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal

A plan to buy warships shows how Europe is bolstering defenses amid worries about Russian aggression and President Trump’s isolationist policies, analysts say.

© Pool photo by Andy Buchanan

A frigate under construction in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday. Norway has signed a $13.5 billion deal to buy at least five such warships from British shipbuilders.
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