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2020-11-12

Naval Group Showcases its Sea Power at Euronaval Online

Naval Group recently participated at the 2020 online edition of Euronaval. The company’s Euronaval booth was transferred to Naval Group’s site in Ollioules, France. Visitors were virtually able to discover the different workshops thanks to the experts who presented the products, services, expertise as well as the latest customer-centric innovations.

Expertise Showcased

Some of the products highlighted included the Belharra, a new combat ship for naval supremacy and crisis management, designed for navies looking for a compact frigate that is able to perform a large range of missions stand-alone or within a task force. The ship features high level capabilities in anti-air, anti-surface, antisubmarine and asymmetric warfare domains, taking into account French Navy operational legacy acquired in wartime situations.

As the first digital frigate, Belharra integrates the latest generation systems around a naval digital distributed cloud architecture, natively cybersecured and compatible with the new Information Technologies developments and evolutions and provides sailors with adapted services. Different versions are available to embrace the specific needs of each navy.

Also in the spotlight was Gowind, a military-engineered compact surface combatant equipped with a set of combat-proven anti-submarine, anti-surface and anti-aircraft systems that meet NATO standards. Gowind takes the best of the latest technological advances developed by Naval Group for large frigates, in order to anticipate and meet future operational requirement. It integrates the latest generation of combat systems developed by the company such as SETIS, the Panoramic Sensors and Intelligence Module (PSIM), a combination of the integrated mast with its various sensors and the Operational Centre and associated technical premises, and the high level of integration, automation and user-friendliness of the company’s systems.

Naval Group integrates all types of drones, air, surface and underwater, to increase the operational capabilities of an armed fleet. These innovative assets are crucial force multipliers provided that they are seamlessly integrated into the ships. The innovative solutions encompass drones launch and recovery under any sea conditions, the management of multi-drone missions and the real time broadcast of the information through CMS.

The Barracuda family of submarines were also displayed, and these bring unmatched oceanic potential to the market and offer uncompromised performance in acoustic discretion, special operations, stealth and striking power. The ship allows the navies to operate far from their homeport, freely and safely while gathering valuable information without being detected.

Moreover, the Scorpene submarine was highlighted and is capable of carrying out all types of missions, such as anti-surface vessel warfare, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strikes, special operations or intelligence gathering. It is stealthy and fast and is equipped with a comprehensive range of weapons (torpedoes, missiles, mines). Over 14 Scorpene submarines were sold by Naval Group internationally. The company is capable of adapting it to very specific operational and industrial requirements, creating long term partnership of trust with navies throughout the life of the submarine, covering the whole spectrum of development and industrial sovereignty of each country and a user club that joins them under common interests.

Through its services expertise, Naval Group conducts modernisation and life extension programmes in addition to the maintenance operations to maintain vessel performance over time in order to enable the fleet’s operational availability. The company has also developed predictive maintenance solutions that respect the constraints of cybersecurity and data sovereignty.

Latest Innovations

“Thanks to a proactive corporate strategy based on open innovation and partnerships with research centres around the world, Naval Group develops tomorrow’s technologies and accelerates their deployment on-board its customers’ ships. Naval Group thus contributes to strengthening its customers’ scientific, technological and industrial capabilities,” said Lionel Jodet, Senior Vice-President for Marketing, Naval Group.

To prepare for the future, Naval Group is investing in innovative technologies. The SMX31 E is the new submarine concept ship, which integrates the latest digital technologies for strengthened operational efficiency and significant versatility of use. Stealthier thanks to its biomimetic covering, the ship also benefits from an unmatched electrical energy storage capacity and a new propulsion concept.

Naval Group is investing in the development of the technological building blocks, vectors and systems that will contribute to the distributed underwater warfare of tomorrow. The F21 heavyweight torpedo is particularly efficient: safer, further (energy density is double of the competition), and smarter. The company continues to work towards making the weapon even more powerful in complex environments. Most of these capabilities are also available for Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Connected to each other, they are part of a more comprehensive system comprising submarines and surface vessels to monitor vast underwater areas.

Reference Text/Photo:www.naval-group.com

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