[EURONAVAL 2022] Introducing Blue Shark

Ecodesign at the service of operations. With the Blue Shark, we offer an evolutionary vision of a fast, discreet, efficient and resilient combat ship that can be integrated into a collaborative naval force, while ensuring a reduced environmental impact.
Blue Shark is Naval Group’s newest surface concept ship. Her name refers to her potential: Blue for high environmental technologies integrated and Shark because she is first and foremost a combat ship, a first rank ship, meeting the mission profiles of a frigate.
Blue Shark’s hydrodynamic performance relies heavily on her design which is composed of a main hull and 2 floats which ensures a ship resistance reduced by half, maximized stability and a low level of acoustic signature.
The use of composite materials on the superstructure enables significant functionalisation of the walls, improving the integration of communication means: low latency, high available and wide bandwidth.
Blue Shark deploys advanced operational capabilities such as high combat performances, assured sea readiness, high radar stealth and projection capability through a fleet of unmanned vehicles onboard.
Blue Shark enhances a broad view of Naval Group’s technical and technological expertise and its ability to lead and federate a network of trusted suppliers and partners towards eco-qualifications of tomorrow’s innovations.
From propulsion to energy management, including materials and on-board waste treatment systems, Blue Shark incorporates some 20 promising environmental technologies, effectively addressing challenges without compromising combat superiority.
Naval Group experts have considered her impact on the environment, from the design to all her life cycle. It reduces of at least twofold in terms of CO2 emissions compared to the current frigates.
Blue Shark underlines that the highest combat performance can be reconciled with environmental protection.