Systems

Onboard systems, mission and combat systems, digital and cybersecurity systems: as a systems integrator, Naval Group integrates all aspects related to onboard digital systems right from the design phase.

Dealing with tomorrow’s threats

In the face of intensifying and rapidly emerging threats, the rise of drones and the return of high-intensity conflicts, the combat system is more than ever the keystone of naval superiority.

To respond to the emergency, Naval Group has opted for an incremental approach to co-develop open and scalable systems and get them on board faster.

The aim: to equip navies with protection and combat capabilities that make a difference today, are resilient, able to evolve to face tomorrow’s threats and open to allowing the integration of third-party solutions developed by the armed forces or other industrial partners.

The systems designed, built and integrated by Naval Group make its ships a showcase of technology, a feat of engineering and offer the guarantee of safety and superiority for those operating them. They guarantee customer navies, in France and abroad, a decisive strategic and operational advantage, thanks to their superior technology and performance.

Power and reliability

Our aim is to propose powerful, scalable, reliable ships capable of continuous operation, even in the face of a cyberattack. Ships now have a distributed cloud-type architecture – the Afloat Common Computing Evolutive and Secured System (ACCESS) – to adapt to digital technologies and provide navies with the best performance safely. This resilient and scalable system offers the crew the services needed to manage all the ship’s systems and data. Easy to use, it is controlled by artificial intelligence developed by Naval Group and is based on proven civilian systems, its mastery of naval combat systems and knowledge gleaned from operational feedback from the French Navy.

Cyber resilience: a top priority

System cybersecurity is now an area of combat, which is why Naval Group integrates cyber capabilities onboard its ships right from the start and guarantees their resilience at all stages of the life cycle. Naval Group’s warship digital systems are all natively protected (cyber by design).Cybersecurity is also included in the ship’s development, production and in-service monitoring phases. Naval Group’s cyber solutions are tested and proven on its own testing and qualification platforms.

New capabilities, here and now

The urgency facing the world calls for a breakthrough. At Naval Innovation Days (NID) 2025, Naval Group demonstrated that the transformation is underway by showing its new approach to designing the combat system of the future.