The New Six Frigates

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 p

Source: USNI News