On April 1-4th 2025, Naval Group participates to the 15th edition of LAAD Defence & Security – International Defence and Security Exhibition, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at booth D-40
The Latin American Defence and Security exhibition – LAAD – is an opportunity to showcase the long-lasting presence of Naval Group in Brazil and in Latin America and to reiterate its commitment to Brazil as a major industrial partner.
Alongside its partners and customers, the group stands ready to continue providing technological superiority through its wide range of solutions.
Naval Group, a long-term strategic partner of Brazilian Navy
In 2009, within the framework of the French-Brazilian strategic defense cooperation agreement, the Brazilian Navy chose Naval Group for its “Programa de desenvolvimento de Submarinos”, the ProSub program.
Through an extensive transfer of technology, Naval Group is working with Brazil to build and operate four conventional Riachuelo-class submarines (Scorpène type) in a shipyard and naval base built in Itaguaí for this purpose. The first-of-class, the Riachuelo, was commissioned by the Brazilian Navy in September 2022, the second one, Humaitá, was commissioned in January 2024, the third one, Tonelero, was launched in March 2024, and the last Brazilian Scorpène submarine, Almirante Karam, is currently in production and will be launched end of 2025.
The F21 torpedo equips the Riachuelo-class submarines. Using state-of-the-art technologies and benefiting from Naval Group’s background of over 100 years in underwater weapons, the F21 features exceptional performances and fulfils stringent requirements: advanced self-guided mode, shallow and confined water capability and latest generation of countermeasures resistance.
A comprehensive offer for modern fleets
Naval Group meets its customers’ needs with the ability to deliver complete warships, with their combat system and all the critical equipment necessary to engage naval power in a theatre of operations. Building on its 400 years long experience in supporting the French Navy, Naval Group is the partner of choice for 50 international navies, for whom we are a trusted partner. Involved at every stage in the product life cycle, the group designs, builds and supports submarines and surface ships. This in-house production provides a great capability to meet its customer’s requirements thanks to high-degree adaptability. Naval Group is attentive to the customer and is able to provide unique tenders, in cooperation with local industrial networks. With a wide and complete range of naval solutions, Naval Group addresses to the different needs of worldwide navies with sea-proven designs. Our booth at LAAD will reflect our comprehensive offer with a focus on surface ships and submarines. These include:
Scorpène conventional submarine
Naval Group’s Scorpène combines a unique platform and an outstanding combat system.
Scorpène is ideally suited for action and operational effectiveness. Robust and enduring, it’s an ocean-going submarine also designed for shallow waters operations. Multipurpose, it fulfils the entire scope of missions such as Anti-Surface and Anti-Submarine Warfare, special operations, and intelligence gathering.
Standing as the latest generation of combat system, SUBTICS addresses the growing challenges of modern submarines missions in blue and shallow waters in the entire domain of submarine warfare. Highly modular and scalable, SUBTICS can be integrated either on new platforms or as part of modernization programs for existing submarines.
With 14 submarines built worldwide (6 in Latin America with Brazil and Chile), the Scorpène is a key reference of conventional attack- submarines (SSK) for navies around the world. She can be easily adapted to specific requirements of customers and the continuous improvement of the Scorpène ensures the seamless integration of the latest technology onboard.
Belh@rra frigate
The Belh@rra (or FDI) frigate is a powerful, innovative and multi role 1st rank frigate, designed to perform the largest range of missions independently or as a masterpiece of a task force, in high intensity operations. Cyber-secured by design, the Belh@rra benefits from the French Navy’s operational feedbacks, and integrates the latest-generation technologies for high performance in anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine and asymmetric warfare. The Belh@rra offers a modular design and can be adapted to meet specific needs of the navies while being delivered with a large portfolio of equipment.
The French Navy and the Hellenic Navy have both selected these frigates, with first deliveries planned in 2025.
