Naval Group is showcasing its leading technologies designed to meet the needs of navies, offering surface ships and submarines solutions along with high tech systems and solutions for the entire vessels life cycle.
Naval Group press release
Naval Group and Saudi Arabia, a 30-year history
Naval Group has been present in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 30 years. With its subsidiary based in the Kingdom, Naval Group is working to improve the Saudi fleet’s availability.
Naval Group is keen to adapt its offer to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 policy to develop further cooperation with local partners, to procure assistance and to transfer know-how through its subsidiary Naval Group Arabia.
A key milestone was completed with the signing in October 2015 of an agreement with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), to enhance research and development partnerships dedicated to the naval and maritime sectors.
Naval Group presents its leading technologies at the World Defense Show
Naval Group’s booth at the World Defense Show will reflect its comprehensive offer with a focus on surface vessels as well as innovative solutions including:
Belh@rra® frigate
Belharra® is the new combat ship for naval supremacy and crisis management designed for navies looking for a compact frigate able to perform the largest range of missions stand-alone or within a task force either for high sea long-lasting missions as for shallow water operation, in congested and contested operational environment. As the first digital frigate, Belharra® features high level capabilities in anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine and asymmetric warfare domains, taking into account French Navy operational legacy acquired in wartime situation. Belharra® offers a modular design and can be adapted to meet specific needs of the navies.
The French Navy FDI program will see the first of its five frigates completed in 2024 and the Belharra® has also been selected by the Hellenic Navy.
Gowind® corvette
Gowind® is Naval Group’s response to 21st century security and defence challenges. It is a corvette-size multi-mission Surface Combatant offering capabilities in all areas. It is designed to perform the full spectrum of naval defence operations and maritime security roles, with the highest level of performance.
Sturdy, strongly equipped, highly manoeuvrable, Gowind® integrates, through Naval Group’s SETIS® Combat Management System and innovative structural solutions, the latest generation sensors and weapons. Designed to be used against air, naval or underwater threats from the initial steps of the engineering process, Gowind® is multipurpose by design.
Gowind® enjoys significant commercial success as 12 units have already been sold. Most of them built locally through Transfer of Technology and partnerships with local industry.
Services:
Naval Group offers a range of services covering the entire life cycle of a ship, from design to construction, maintenance and dismantling. At Naval Group, more than 5,000 employees located in France and abroad, are responsible for the design, production and implementation of integrated logistical support, in-service support and modernization of ships, training, simulators and marine infrastructures. To optimize ship availability, Naval Group develops innovative digital service solutions in the fields of cyber security and intelligent maintenance.
Today, Naval Group is conducting more than twenty major in-service support programs. Each year, some fifty surface ships and submarines are maintained in service in France and abroad, drawing on rare expertise and high-quality industrial partnerships
