NaB
Interesting that the size is so near a T45 now it seems. Project Brian seems a long time ago.
One wonders if - with hindsight - it would have actually been cheaper through life to go with the economies of scale & support of buying 18 T45s (6 as destroyers +12 as frigate), might even cope with less if you could felx between them. You could have spent all the additional T26 non recurring on a decent VL cruise and ASW towed array kit etc.
Whats the flaw? Sounds like the T26 are heading towards T45 costs anyway.....