PARIS — Tucked in a dark corner of a convention center in the French suburbs, a British company could hold the next design for America’s newest warship. A model of the Type-31 Arrowhead sailed on a display table at the Babcock International booth at Euronaval 2026 last week. It was one of a half a dozen contenders for the U.S. Navy’s foreign frigate competition designed by the White House to jumpstart a new wave of shipbuilding and investment in the U.S. With the Trump administration’s ongoing pursuit of foreign warship design and shipbuilding, several European defense companies at the biennial

Country: US
Actor: White House (government agency); U.S. Navy (navy)
Vessel: Type-31 Arrowhead
Category: Naval activity, Capability & shipbuilding
Source: USNI News · 13 Nov 2026