Safran to expand France navigation sensor output with 120 million euro investment
Safran is stepping up production of precision navigation equipment in central France as demand grows for systems that can operate without satellite signals. The investment targets hemispherical resonator gyroscopes at the group's Montlucon site and is part of a broader capacity expansion plan approved in 2025.
Highlights
- Safran will invest 120 million euros to triple annual HRG production at its Montlucon facility to 30,000 units by 2032.
- The Montlucon expansion, part of a 1.4 billion euro global capacity plan approved for 2025, is expected to create over 150 jobs.
- Rising defence and aerospace demand for HRGs, critical for navigation without GPS, underpins Safran's additional France-based industrial investments.
Montlucon expansion targets 2032 output growth
As reported by Reuters, Safran will invest 120 million euros in its Montlucon facility to triple production of hemispherical resonator gyroscopes, or HRGs, by 2032, Chief Executive Olivier Andries told La Tribune newspaper on Sunday.The project is part of a 1.4 billion euro plan approved in 2025 to expand the French aerospace and defence group's manufacturing capacity worldwide. Safran says the investment will lift annual HRG output at the site to 30,000 units from 10,000 and is expected to create more than 150 jobs.
Montlucon is a long-standing Safran production site focused on inertial navigation systems and related gyroscope technology used across air, land and sea applications.
Defence and aerospace demand supports capacity buildout
HRGs are highly accurate internal sensors that help planes, ships and missiles navigate precisely without relying on satellite signals such as GPS, making them strategically important for aerospace and defence programs.The latest announcement adds to Safran's recent industrial spending in France. Last month, the company announced a 150 million euro investment in a high-tonnage hydraulic press to increase output of critical engine components.
Our earlier coverage of Europe’s competitiveness warning highlighted ABB’s call for faster EU deregulation and deeper single-market integration as energy costs rise and pressure on industry grows. The article noted concerns that “Made in Europe” style rules could add costs, with policymakers and executives warning that persistently high gas prices could translate into significant job losses unless electrification and efficiency efforts accelerate.
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