Overview
Naval Group, formerly DCNS, is the French state-owned military-shipbuilding group. Naval Group builds frigates, submarines (Barracuda-class SSN, Suffren-class), and amphibious assault ships at yards in Lorient, Cherbourg, and Brest. Also exports designs (Australian Attack-class predecessor, Indian P-75 Scorpene).
Key facts
- French state-owned
- Submarines, frigates, amphibious
- Yards at Lorient, Cherbourg, Brest
- Major submarine exporter
- Formerly DCNS
Why it matters to seafarers
Naval Group is military-only; relevant to seafarer career planning as a long-term shore employer for naval-trained engineers and a partner in joint commercial-naval propulsion R&D.
Related
Classification societies: bureau-veritas
Related ranks: chief-engineer