英國皇家海軍，未來水面艦隊的核心力量，使用與伊莉莎白女王級航空母艦相同的MT-30燃氣渦輪，26型巡防艦

26型巡防艦（英文：Type 26 frigate）為英國研製的巡防艦，用以汰換英國皇家海軍23型巡防艦，26型是一種多任務軍艦，可用於大範圍內的各種聯合和多國行動，包括複雜戰鬥行動或反海盜等海上安全行動，以及全球人道主義和災難救助等。26型既可單獨行動，又可作為特混大隊的一個重要組成部分。採用了靜音船體，並應用了多項新技術，以便滿足未來海洋環境的各項需求，將與45型驅逐艦和31型巡防艦構成英國皇家海軍未來水面艦隊的核心力量。
The Type 26 frigate or City-class frigate is a class of frigate being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, with variants also being built for the Australian and Canadian navies. The programme, known as the Global Combat Ship, was launched by the UK Ministry of Defence to partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates, and for export. Its primary role is to conduct advanced anti-submarine warfare missions while supporting air defence and general purpose operations. The type is the first naval platform shared between Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom since the Tribal-class destroyer.