Naval Group
Naval Group is an international naval defence company that designs, builds, integrates and maintains surface combatants and submarines for navies worldwide, drawing on more than 125 years of submarine experience. Its scope covers combat and mission systems, embedded digital systems and cybersecurity, propulsion and platform equipment, underwater weapons such as the Canto anti-torpedo countermeasure, and surface and underwater drones. A Services division of nearly 5,000 people supports customer navies across the full vessel life cycle, including port and nuclear infrastructure. The group operates nine sites in France and maintains subsidiaries, joint ventures and representative offices in countries including India, Brazil, Malaysia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
Naval Group
Naval Group is an international naval defence prime contractor that positions itself as a partner to states in securing their maritime sovereignty. As a systems integrator, it designs, produces and maintains submarines, surface warships and the combat, mission and digital systems they carry, from initial design through in-service support to dismantling.
Services
- Design, construction and in-service support of submarines and surface combatants
- Combat systems, mission systems, embedded digital systems and naval cybersecurity
- Design, development, production and maintenance of shipboard equipment, energy and propulsion
- Underwater weapon systems and countermeasures, including the Canto anti-torpedo system
- Underwater and surface drones, with the Steeris, Seaquest, Seagent and Sealken product lines
- Through-life services for vessels, port and nuclear infrastructure (Services division, close to 5,000 staff)
- Technology transfer, local partner qualification, crew training and construction/trials assistance
- Capability upgrades and modernisation programmes, such as U209 submarine modernisation in Chile
Vessel Types
- Conventional submarines, including the Scorpène family and Kalvari class
- Frégates de défense et d'intervention (FDI) first-rank frigates
- Gowind multirole corvettes
- Littoral Combat Ships
- Drone-based mine countermeasure vessels (rMCM programme)
Research and Innovation
- Six R&D axes: Smart naval force, Invulnerable ship, Smart ship, Blue ship, Smart availability, Smart industry
- IRL Crossing, a Franco-Australian research laboratory in Adelaide with CNRS and academic partners
- Innovation partnerships with SMEs and the defence industrial and technological base
Supply Chain
- Around 1,200 referenced suppliers and 1,200 framework contracts
- Approximately €3 billion in annual purchasing volume, 85% ordered from companies in France
- Responsible purchasing policy holding the RFAR label and ISO 20400 certification
- Supplier code of conduct, SME mediator and annual supplier performance reviews
Location
- Nine sites in France
- Subsidiaries and joint ventures: Netherlands, India, Malaysia (with Boustead), Belgium, Greece, Brazil (including Itaguai Construcoes Navais), Egypt, Saudi Arabia (Zamil Naval), Italy (Naviris with Fincantieri)
- Representative offices: United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Colombia (also covering Peru), Indonesia
- R&D presence in Australia