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Naval Group laid the first stone on 29 September for its future centre of excellence at the historic Bormettes site in La Londe-les-Maures, in the Var. The site is due to open at the end of 2027 and will bring together the group’s drone, autonomous systems and underwater weapons activities.
Naval Group signed a contract in Stockholm on 31 August 2026 to supply four frigates of defence and intervention to the Swedish Royal Navy. The deal was signed with Sweden’s defence ministry and FMV, less than four months after Sweden selected the FDI, with first delivery due in 2030.
Naval Group chief executive Pierre-Éric Pommellet appeared on BFM Business on 26 June, where he discussed export contracts for FDI frigates with Sweden and Greece and submarine deals with Indonesia and the Netherlands. He also referred to French programmes including the SNLE 3G and the new-generation aircraft carrier, and to the market conditions facing naval defence.