A welder works 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 welder grinds a weld 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 welder works 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)

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

A welder grinds a weld at the Naval Group's shipyard in Lorient, western France, on September 30, 2026. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)