The third Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded by Dassault Aviation, Thales and Naval Group was delivered by DGA to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) at the Lann-Bihoué naval air base.
As a former nuclear-submariner for nearly thirty years, Stephan Meunier is used to spend several weeks underwater, in a cramped space and in isolation. We asked Meunier for his tips on how to get through the lock-down period while remaining efficient and productive.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) fourth and final d’Entrecasteaux-class vessel, “Dumont d’Urville”, entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on April 17, 2020.
The President of the French Republic has ratified the proposal made by Naval Group’s Board of Directors to appoint Pierre Éric Pommellet as new Chairman of the group’s Board of Directors and to delegate to him the duties of Chief Executive Officer. As the terms of office of several directors just came to an end, the Board of Directors has been partly renewed.
With Europe now at the epicenter of the Coronavirus crisis (according to the World Health Organization), here is an overview of the impact Covid19 has on the main naval shipbuilders of the “old continent”.
Contracts for the design of the Main Storage Batteries Stages 1 and 2 for the Attack Class submarines have been awarded, another major milestone for the program.
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on January 16 awarded Nexter and its co-contractor Naval Group a contract for the modernization of the Narwhal 20B 20mm remote weapon stations (RWS) fitted aboard all French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface vessels.
Naval Group delivered the first batches of F21 new generation heavyweight torpedoes to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) as well as to the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil).
Naval Group’s CEO, Hervé Guillou, discusses the company’s positive 2019 results, how the future looks for the group, as well as future programs such as the Next Generation Aircraft Carrier and the European Patrol Corvette.
France and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to the Future Submarine Program which calls for the construction of 12 Attack-class submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.
