DCN
Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) is based in France and is one of Europe's leading shipbuilders. The company is a state owned business; it was formerly a unit of the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement, the defense procurement agency, charged with the building of warships.
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Recent projects
In 2002 DCN and Thales established the joint company Armaris to exploit their combined capabilites. This improves DCN's weapons systems portfolio and increases Thales' participation in shipbuilding. Armaris owns 50% of Horizon SAS, the development agency for the French/Italian Horizon frigate programme and 50% of EuroSysNav SAS, the prime contractor for the Horizon's combat system (including DCN's SYLVER launcher). Thales is at present working with BAE Systems on the contract for the Royal Navy's Future Carrier (CVF) and submitted a bid for the future French carrier in competition with DCN. However in June, continuing the collaboration described above, DCN and Thales have announced they will share the role of prime contractor for the project.
Major projects
Propulsion
- WR-21 Advanced gas turbine
Surface Vessels
- Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
- Fourdre Class LPD
- PA2 (Porte Avions 2) Future carrier
- French Horizon frigates
- La Fayette class frigate and derivatives
- Al Riyahd (F3000S Sawari II) class frigates (Saudi Arabia)
- Formidable class frigates (Singapore)
- Kang Ding class frigates (Taiwan)
Submarines
- Améthyste class SSN
- Barracuda class SSNs (Next generation SSN)
- Le Triomphant class SSBNs
- Scorpene class SSKs
Weapons systems
- SYLVER launchers
- Flight deck systems
- Submarine AAW
- Torpedoes