A worker checks the conformity of pipes with a digital tablet at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a defence and intervention frigate (FDI) under construction at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker sets up a machine to cut metal plates at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a defence and intervention frigate (FDI) under construction at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a defence and intervention frigate (FDI) under construction at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a defence and intervention frigate (FDI) under construction at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a defence and intervention frigate (FDI) ordered by France under construction at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker carries scaffolding parts at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)