thursday 31st october 2019 1 contents DR Special issue le marin POLITICAL CONTEXT INDUSTRY AND PROGRAMS The navy, a cornerstone of the French deterrence strategy Naval group steams ahead with its international development programme 2-3 INTERNATIONAL FLEETS CMN has a full order book for the next three years 23 11 Naval group : the hearts of the SSN are built in Brest 24 Logistic support ships : construction begins mid-2020 12 Gléhen's long-term engagement in the military sector 25 US naval omnipotence on all fronts 4 Thales must convince 13 Kership enjoys an upturn 26 The chinese navy comfortably sits in second position 5 Safran focuses on optronics and inertia 14 Ocea takes its OPV range to new heights 27 Russian fleet collapses due to lack of infrastructure 6 MBDA, comfortable in the naval sector 15 28 Iran's strategy to offset Saudi Arabia 7 Ixblue aims to 'become the navigation company' Couach leads an aggressive strategy in the military market 16 Cnim : for rare birds 18 Naval group's Toulon site prepares for the arrival of Suffren 29 The belgian-dutch contract boosts Eca's ambitions 20 Naval group in Ollioules secures international orders 30 India looking for ways out of China's strategy 7 NATIONAL CHALLENGES The french navy faces sailor shortages 8 The french navy, undergoing a transformation, still having capacity issues 9 Unmanned vehicles take over 10 FRENCH SHIPYARDS Socarenam confirms its breakthrough in the military segment 21 In Cherbourg, Naval group produces Barracuda submarines serially 22 Competition in the semi-rigid segment 31 Cover photo : The Fremm Normandie made its first tests at the sea off Brest, in July 2019. (Jeanne Sénéchal/Marine nationale)