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)

TOPSHOT - This picture shows a gold bar after being removed from its mold at the Italpreziosi precious metals refinery in Arezzo, Italy, on September 29, 2026. Italpreziosi specializes in the refining and production of precious metals and investment-grade bullion. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP via Getty Images)