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The MoU builds on an already established relationship between the two companies. Naval Group said it already benefits from METLEN\u2019s manufacturing expertise for key elements of the FDI frigate<\/strong> on both the Hellenic and French programmes, and now views the Greek company as a strategic industrial partner that could support wider cooperation across both surface ships and submarines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The agreement also underlines a shared objective to support complex naval systems while contributing to a more resilient and competitive European defence ecosystem<\/strong>. In practical terms, the move strengthens METLEN\u2019s position within Naval Group\u2019s supply chain and could open the way for broader participation by Greek industry in future French and export naval programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Naval Group\u2019s industrial footprint in Greece has been growing since 2022<\/strong>, when cooperation began under the FDI for the Hellenic Navy<\/strong> programme. According to the company, its Hellenic Industrial Participation plan already involves more than 70 Greek companies<\/strong>, aiming not only to support current naval construction efforts but also to integrate Greek firms into future international programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For its part, METLEN continues to invest in defence production capacity, including the development of a six-plant defence industrial hub in Volos<\/strong> under M Technologies. The company says these investments are intended to reinforce Greece\u2019s and Europe\u2019s strategic autonomy, advance reindustrialisation, and support critical defence technologies through long-term participation in major European programmes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greek industrial group METLEN and France\u2019s Naval Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore future cooperation on submarine and surface combatant programmes for international markets, in a move that further deepens Franco-Greek defence industrial ties. The agreement was signed on 19 March 2026 at the facilities of M Technologies, METLEN\u2019s defence arm, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Copyright: 2026 Metlen Energy & Metals","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greek-defence-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
Greek industrial group METLEN and France\u2019s Naval Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore future cooperation on submarine and surface combatant programmes for international markets, in a move that further deepens Franco-Greek defence industrial ties. The agreement was signed on 19 March 2026<\/strong> at the facilities of M Technologies<\/strong>, METLEN\u2019s defence arm, in Volos<\/strong>, in the presence of French Ambassador to Greece Laurence Auer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n