Naval Group CEO discusses PANG aircraft carrier and FDI frigate programs

Interview with Pierre Eric Pommellet, Naval Group's chairman and CEO. We discuss two major shipbuilding programs for the French Navy: The PANG aircraft carrier and the FDI frigate. During a visit to Naval Group's Lorient shipyard in March, French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly witnessed the creation of a joint venture regarding the PANG program and announced the acceleration of the FDI frigate program.

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French naval shipbuilder Naval Group and the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard have decided to create a joint company dedicated to the PANG (Aircraft Carrier New Generation) program, the project management of which is ensured by DGA, the French Defence Procurement Agency, and CEA, the French Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission. Within the framework of this common company, the responsibilities and interfaces between the two companies are perfectly defined, thus helping the two partners to make the best use of the complementarity of their skills. The relations with Technicatome, which has the status of a cocontractor, are being finalized for the design, fabrication and integration.


The acceleration of the FDI program will support the activity of the Naval Group site in Lorient where the frigates are designed and built, also ensuring the preservation of skills. The two frigates - the second and third in a series of five - will both be delivered in 2025, whereas the original plan was to deliver them every 18 months. The first FDI, for which construction work began in 2020, is scheduled for delivery in 2024.

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