Would other navies follow Defiant with larger ships?

Do you think other countries will follow this route and build anything like Defiant?

The forecast is that Britain's Type 83 could grow well into the teens in thousands of tons, while remaining far below a 35,000-ton equivalent. This is speculation about an undefined design.

The closing question receives a partial answer focused on Britain's Type 83. Its size had not been specified in the material available during this December 2025 assessment. A possible increase well into the teens in thousands of tons is suggested, with an explicit rejection of interpreting that as a prediction of a 35,000-ton British ship. The associated explanation, that the government might be testing how small it could go without losing status, is also speculative. No broader forecast is supplied for other countries.