Exporting frigate designs does not always fill British yards

Would European frigate exports keep British yards busy and create more competition?

Many would be built in the customer country using British advice, so export-design work does not necessarily provide British yard occupancy.

An exported frigate design can create work for designers and consultants while the hull is built in the purchasing country. Poland's Type 31-derived programme is the example used to distinguish selling expertise from selling British yard space. Norwegian construction is identified as an exception within the discussion. The proposed ownership model would keep paying firms for design and construction expertise while allowing the Crown to own the physical yard infrastructure.