Safran Wins French Nuclear Deterrence Contracts
By Joe StonorFrench defense group Safran said it won a contract to build navigation systems for France's nuclear deterrence arsenal.The company said Monday that its electronics and defense division would provide inertial navigation programs to a new fleet of submarines, missile units and fighter je…
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Safran announced its selection for three French nuclear deterrence programs, involving the supply of its Hemispherical Resonating Gyroscope (HRG) technology. The sensors will be integrated into the French nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the M51 missile, and the Rafale combat aircraft. The company describes the HRG as a high-precision inertial sensor. This selection follows a previously announced 120 million euro investment to modernize its Montluçon site, which aims to triple the production capacity of these gyroscopes by 2032.