Challenges met, course set

Alongside our customers

In 2025, thanks to the commitment of our teams, partners and suppliers fully engaged in working with us, we have delivered on programs across all our areas of activity. Read on for an overview of the milestones and deliveries of recent months.

Submarines:

• the nuclear attack submarine (SSN) Tourville entered active service, the SSN De Grasse was transferred to its launching facility, and its delivery and commissioning ceremony for trials was held in Cherbourg;
• the final driving unit module for the sixth unit of the Barracuda program has been completed;
• the Fleet Support Service (SSF) has renewed its confidence in us for SSN maintenance for four years with the SNA25 contract;
• the nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Le Vigilant crossed the harbour of Brest to return to Île Longue, a major milestone in its full cycle docking (FCD);
• the subsection production line for the SSNB 3G program has been launched in Cherbourg;
• Vagsheer, the sixth Indian Scorpène® submarine of the Kalvari class, built in India with our industrial partner Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), entered service;
• the contract for the delivery of two Scorpène® Evolved submarines, which will be built in Indonesia at PT PAL, came into force;
• the third Brazilian Scorpène® was delivered, and the fourth was launched at the Brazilian shipyard of Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN).

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Surface ships:

• launch of the new-generation aircraft carrier (PA-NG) by the President of the French Republic;
• delivery of the first French defence and intervention frigate (FDI), Amiral Ronarc’h, as well as that of the first Greek FDI Kimon to the Greek Navy;
• notification of an additional FDI (HN4) by the Greek Navy;
• delivery of the second replenishment vessel (BRF), Jacques Stosskopf, to the French Navy;
• technical stop of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle;
• first sea trials of the Belgian/Dutch minehunter Vlissingen, recently delivered to the Dutch Navy, and delivery of Oostende to the Belgian Navy in Zeebrugge;
• launch of the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) of the Gowind® family for the Malaysian Navy.

[FDI] Effective, efficient, resilient

Drones, autonomous systems, underwater weapons and equipment:

• acquisition of Accuwatt Technologies to strengthen our expertise in key technological barriers for drones, autonomous systems and underwater weapons;
• significant operational milestones achieved in underwater weapons (test firings and deliveries) for international customers;
• achievement of the “ready to fire” milestone for the multipurpose modular launcher (MPLS), followed in early 2026 by the successful completion of the first firing campaign.

Our teams were also deployed in the field to support navies during numerous trials and exercises:

• the Baltic Sentry exercise, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission. This marked the first use of Seaquest® S in a realistic allied Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) exercise;
• the REPMUS 2025 exercise, an anti-submarine warfare mission conducted in cooperation with Sirehna and Naval Group Belgium, using Seaquest® S, Steeris® and Cormorant;
• the Wildfire exercise, dedicated to counter-drone operations.

From a commercial perspective, we achieved major international successes, notably in Greece, Indonesia and Brazil.

The beginning of 2026 has also been marked by a renewed acceleration of our programs, particularly in France, in line with the military programming law (LPM). The order intake in recent months has already translated into work for companies working on our naval programs across France and throughout its territories.

This defence effort places significant responsibility on industry players such as Naval Group. We must rise to the occasion to meet the needs and challenges of our armed forces, while continuing to push the boundaries of innovation and boldness in developing the solutions required to maintain their operational superiority.

Innovating and investing for the future

To prepare for the future and meet the growing operational needs of its customers, the company is transforming and accelerating to:

• maintain the highest standards in occupational health and safety (OHS), with the objective of zero accidents. The health and safety of our employees and subcontractors is an absolute priority, and we are committed to continuous progress on this essential issue. In 2025, thanks to the commitment of everyone involved and to the implementation of collective initiatives, accidents with lost time fell by 40%. In 2026, we will further strengthen the development of a safety culture throughout the group;
• modernise our industrial facilities in order to improve performance and remain competitive and innovative. In order to meet the demand from our customers, we have launched a major investment cycle across all our sites:

- a composites plant and the construction of the SSBN 3G hall in Lorient,

- the construction of two new halls in Cherbourg, one of which will be dedicated to international submarines,

- new buildings in Nantes-Indret to accommodate the production of reactor plants and motorised devices for the SSBN 3G and PA-NG programs,

- a new facility for combat systems in Ollioules,

-the construction of a new hall on the site of the Point du Jour keel block line in Brest,

- a new submarine integration hall in Angoulême-Ruelle,

- the future centre of excellence for drones, autonomous systems and underwater weapons in La Londe-les-Maures;

- products tailored to the specific needs of each navy and to the rapidly evolving nature of naval warfare, such as our range of drones and the MPLS;

• preserve and perpetuate our sovereign expertise. To design and produce its large-scale naval programs, both current and future, the group has carried out more than 4,500 recruitments over the past three years. In 2026, more than 2,000 additional hires will be made across all group sites (1,200 permanent and fixed-term positions, and nearly 900 apprentices and interns);
• accelerate innovation, particularly by fostering partnerships and collaborations. Naval Group has therefore recently acquired a stake in cortAIx France, Thales’ artificial intelligence accelerator dedicated to critical systems, and has joined its governance structure (see our article on page 33).

We have also developed the combat system of the future, presented at the latest edition of Naval Innovation Days in September 2025.

We are also strengthening our innovation efforts in the field of drones, a strategic sector for future development.

We deliver power at sea: in an increasingly complex international environment, our purpose has never been more relevant. More than ever, 2026 reflects the mobilisation of our collective energy, alongside all our partners, to design and deliver exceptional systems and to ensure the operational superiority of our customers: the navies that protect their nations.