Naval Group
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Naval Group is a major French industrial group specializing in naval defense design, development and construction. Its headquarters are located in Paris.
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Formerly | DCNS |
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Company type | société anonyme |
Industry | Defence, Shipbuilding, Engineering |
Predecessor | Direction des Constructions Navales |
Founded | 1631; 393 years ago (1631) |
Founder | French government under Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Pierre-Eric Pommellet (CEO) |
Products | Warships, shipboard weapons, offshore engineering, nuclear engineering marine renewable energies |
Revenue | €4.007 billion[1] (2022) |
€542.9 million[1] (2022) | |
€327.8 million[1] (2022) | |
Total assets | €6.711 billion[1] (2022) |
Total equity | €1.598 billion[1] (2022) |
Owner | French state: 62.49% Thales: 35% Company & employees: 2.51% |
Number of employees | 14,182[1] (2022) |
Subsidiaries | Naval Energies, Sirehna, Kership |
Website | www.naval-group.com |
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Heir to the French naval dockyards initiated in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu and to the Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales (DCAN), which became Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) in 1991 and then DCNS in 2007, the company was rebranded Naval Group in 2017. Its two main shareholders are the French State (62.25%) and Thales Group (35%).[1]
Naval Group employs 14,182 people[1] across 18 countries.