Naval Group

Naval Group
FormerlyDCNS
Company typeSociété anonyme
IndustryDefence, Shipbuilding, Engineering
PredecessorDirection des Constructions Navales
Founded1631 (1631)
FounderFrench government under Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Pierre-Éric Pommellet (CEO)
ProductsWarships, shipboard weapons, offshore engineering, nuclear engineering marine renewable energies
Revenue 4.31 billion (2024)
364 million (2024)
350 million (2024)
Total assets 7.72 billion (2024)
Total equity 1.83 billion (2024)
OwnerFrench state: 62.49%
Thales: 35%
Company & employees: 2.51%
Number of employees
15,261 (2024)
SubsidiariesNaval Energies, Sirehna, Kership
Websitewww.naval-group.com

Naval Group is a major French industrial group specializing in naval defense design, development and construction. Its headquarters are located in Paris.

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%).

In 2024, Naval Group employs 15,261 people across 17 countries.