Deliver, capture, transform

These three parts of our strategy define not only our ambitions, but also the commercial, financial, social and industrial trajectories to achieve them.

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Illustration sous-marin en mer

Deliver

Entire generations of ships designed, built and maintained by Naval Group support the sovereignty of our client navies. At the same time, the strategic revolution we face is generating a cohort of new challenges that nations, navies and manufacturers must address together, right now. Each of these timeframes comes with its own set of challenges, requiring flexibility, adaptability, the power of infrastructure and unparalleled skills to meet schedules, accelerate production and intervene on ships in operation.

In order to fulfil our commitments to our customer navies, we must be able to reconcile sustainability and urgency. Our unique positioning is what enables us to move forward according to these multiple timeframes. As an industrial prime contractor, designer and integrator of whole warships and combat systems, Naval Group operates according to several schedules: long-term design and construction, medium-term capability upgrades, the recurring timeframe of maintenance and the short timeframe of new technology. Synchronising these timeframes is key to supporting our purpose: we deliver power at sea. 

Our purpose

Capture

To ensure our competitiveness and win new contracts, we offer high-performance, reliable and scalable products to enable navies to preserve their country’s sovereignty in all seas around the world.

Export is essential to develop our growth and balance our industrial model: 60% in France, 40% internationally. Internationally, Naval Group maintains its ambition to conquer new markets with a modernised Scorpène, the Blacksword® Barracuda, and the Defence and Response Frigate (FDI). 

Our products and services

 

Transform

To improve our operational performance and make Naval Group its customers’ preferred supplier, we must transform not only our products but also ourselves. Launched in 2025, Cap 30, our transformation program, is designed to make Naval Group its customers’ preferred supplier by 2030. 

It is based on three transformation priorities: health and safety, customer focus and operational excellence. We share half of our added value with a supply chain based mainly in France and we must ensure that this supply chain also develops alongside us, according to the same operational requirements as those we impose on ourselves. Their performance is ours! 

Our supplier area

 

The role of the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee determines the group’s objectives and rules on all matters having a major impact on the group’s strategy, how it functions and its commercial and operating activities.

It is composed of 14 members: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Senior Executive Vice President Finance, Executive Vice President and General Secretary, Executive Vice President Submarines, Executive Vice President Surface Ships, Executive Vice President Services, Executive Vice President Systems, Equipment and Propulsion, Executive Vice President Drones, Autonomous Systems and Underwater Weapons, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Executive Vice President Operations and Performance, Executive Vice President Technical, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Executive Vice President Strategy, Partnerships and Institutional Affairs and Executive Vice President Communications.

Our governance
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Comité exécutif de Naval Group 

The transfer of skills: an asset to sovereignty

The transfer of skills is essential for exercising sovereignty and forms part of our mission. Our programs are carried out with local industrial partners, with a twofold advantage: on the one hand, the assurance that the ships meet the requirements of their users, and on the other, the guarantee of a positive socio-economic impact for local communities.

More than 2,000 in-house trainers are provided by Naval Group to ensure the transfer of expertise and know-how. Our training courses combine theoretical courses and practical training, in workshops or on ultra-realistic simulators. Naval Group designs tailor-made support to accompany its naval customers over the long term.

Our jobs
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360° positioning

Design and prepare

Naval Group’s engineers, researchers and experts respond to the maritime technological challenges of tomorrow.

Produce and integrate

Industrial sites produce, assemble and integrate high-tech naval solutions.

Train and support

Naval Group offers its customers a complete range of training and advice in all areas of naval defence.

Maintain and modernise

Naval Group provides through-life support for surface ships, submarines, infrastructure, systems and equipment, and offers modernisation solutions to increase the lifespan and availability of vessels.

Dismantle and deconstruct

Naval Group carries out the nuclear dismantling and deconstruction of vessels.