Private company

Navantia

Logo: Navantia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company

Navantia, S.A. is a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding enterprise dedicated to civil and military naval construction, the design of deep-tech systems and the manufacture of structures for the renewable energy sector, such as offshore wind or hydrogen. It was established in 2005 following the segregation of the military assets of the IZAR Group. The company designs, builds, and supports different types of surface vessels, submarines, and systems.2 It employed 4,547 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was $1.2 billion in 2018.1 It is part of Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2005Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding, weapons industry1
  • HeadquartersMadrid1
  • Websitewww.navantia.es
  • Legal formState Commercial Company1
Calle Velázquez 132 (Madrid) 01
Photo: Luis García ( Zaqarbal ), CC BY-SA 3.0 es, via Wikimedia Commons5

Navantia, S.A. is a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding enterprise dedicated to civil and military naval construction, the design of deep-tech systems and the manufacture of structures for the renewable energy sector, such as offshore wind or hydrogen.2

Corporate structure

Navantia is part of a group headed by Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales. 197 entities, 28 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales Madrid, Spain
    • Agencia EFE Madrid, Spain
    • Navantia Madrid
    • ENUSA Subsidiary · 60% · Madrid, Spain
    • Correos Subsidiary · Madrid
    • Hunosa Subsidiary · Oviedo, Spain
    • Mercasa Subsidiary
    • Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes Subsidiary · Almadén, Spain
    • RTVE Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón
      • Lab RTVE Subsidiary · Spain
      • Radiocadena Española Subsidiary · Spain
      • RNE Subsidiary · Spain
      • RTVE Instituto Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • Tragsa Subsidiary
      • Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades, Spain (BRIF) Subsidiary · Spain
    • Indra Sistemas Stake · 28% · Alcobendas, Spain
      • Indra Navia Asker, Norway
      • ALG GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORS SL Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • INDRA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • INDRA BUSINESS CONSULTING S.L. (SOCIEDAD UNIPERSONAL) Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
      • INDRA SISTEMAS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
      • INDRA SOLUCIONES TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION SL (INDRA SOLUCIONES TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN SL) Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • MORPHEUS AIOLOS, S.L Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • NET STUDIO S.P.A. Subsidiary · Prato, Italy
      • NUEK PAYMENTS SL Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • PARADIGMA DIGITAL SL Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • PROINTEC SA Subsidiary · San Fernando de Henares, Spain
      • SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS ABIERTOS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · Alcorcón, Spain
    • Hispasat Stake · 10.32% · Alcobendas, Spain
      • HISDESAT SERVICIOS ESTRATEGICOS SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • HISPAMAR EXTERIOR, S.L. Subsidiary · Alcobendas, Spain
      • HISPASAT CANARIAS, S.L.U. Subsidiary · Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las, Spain
    • Telefónica Stake · 10% · Madrid, Spain
    • Airbus Stake · 4.08% · Leiden, Netherlands
    • COMPANIA ESPANOLA DE TABACO EN RAMA SA SME Subsidiary · Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain
    • ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS SA SME Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • EQUIPOS NUCLEARES, S.A. SME Subsidiary · Camargo, Spain
    • HULLERAS DEL NORTE SA SME Subsidiary · Oviedo, Spain
    • MERCADOS CENTRALES DE ABASTECIMIENTO S.A., S.M.E., M.P. Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • NAVANTIA SA SME Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • S.A. DE ELECTRONICA SUBMARINA, S.M.E. (S.A. DE ELECTRÓNICA SUBMARINA, S.M.E.) Subsidiary · Cartagena, Spain
    • SEPI DESARROLLO EMPRESARIAL SA SME Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • Spanish Society for Technological Transformation Subsidiary · Spain
    • Zarzuela race track Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • aircraft carrier
  • corvette
  • frigate
  • offshore
  • patrol vessel
  • renewable energy
  • roll-on/roll-off ship
  • submarine
  • tanker
  • warship

Listed on Wikidata.1

Location

Navantia has locations throughout Spain and the United Kingdom.

The company's headquarters are in Madrid and production centers are in:

Bay of Cádiz:

Arsenal de La Carraca in San Fernando (Cádiz).

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Puerto Real shipyard, in Puerto Real (Cádiz).

Cádiz shipyard

Naval Station Rota (Cádiz).

Navantia Training Center in San Fernando.

Bay of Ferrol:

Ferrol shipyard (La Coruña)

Fene shipyard (La Coruña)

Astillero de Cartagena (Murcia)

Workers at Cartagena have gone on strike complaining of lower salaries than in other shipyards.

Having acquired Harland & Wolff in January 2025, it also owns sites in Belfast, Appledore and two sites in Scotland.

Products

Navantia's activities can be divided into four main sectors: naval defense (the historical core of the group's business and including ships, submarines, and management of the operational availability of forces); systems (research, development, and integration of defense, surveillance, and navigation systems); diversification (renewable marine energy, construction of naval bases and power plants, and offshore installations); and services (maintenance, repair, and life cycle support).

Surface defense

Multi-mission frigates and destroyers: F100 / F110 / F310 / AWD HOBART / ALFA 3000 / ALFA 4000.

Aircraft carrier / multi-mission LHD: ATHLAS 26000.

LPD: ATHLAS 13000.

LCM: Arena 65.

Ocean patrol and corvettes: Avante 300 / AVANTE 1400 / 1800 Combatant / 2200 Combatant / AVANTE 3000 / AVANTE 2200 Patrol.

AOR: Based in the AOR Cantabria design.

AOE with amphibious capabilities: Joint Support Ship (JSS)

Submarine defense

Submarine: S-80 Plus

Propulsion

Turbines: Navantia manufactures naval steam turbines and equipment (such as reduction gears, rudders, shaft lines, and torpedo tubes) for both the civil and military markets. The Navatia turbine factory installed the first propulsion plant on a ship in 1912 and since then has worked independently in collaboration with world-class technologists such as General Electric, Mitsubishi Hitachi PS, Siemens, and Schelde Gears. Its product catalog includes:

Equipment such as reduction gears, shaft lines, rudders, and gas turbine encapsulation.

Steam turbines licensed by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems in an approximate power ranges of 2 to 15 MW for co-generation plants, biomass, and other industrial applications

Components and / or steam turbines in a variety of power ranges with different technologists

Life cycle support that includes repair and / or maintenance, technical assistance, optimization of equipment, and spare parts. Navantia has participated in the manufacture and commissioning of steam turbines for power generation plants in Spain, such as nuclear and thermal plants, co-generation and biomass plants, as well as other industrial applications.

Engines: Navantia has manufactured high and medium speed four-stroke diesel engines since 1947, and is present in a wide range of naval and land application markets. Its product catalog includes:

Propulsion equipment for numerous types of ships

Land propulsion equipment for military vehicles

Generating sets for numerous types of ships

Generating groups for all types of ground applications

After-sales service (technical assistance, maintenance, and spare parts)

Training courses for clients in the operation and maintenance of equipment. The Navantia motor factory has modern facilities (including induction furnaces, CNC machines, more than 5000 square meters of assembly, test benches of up to 10,000 kW) and works with license and technology cooperation agreements with the main companies in the sector, including MAN Diesel Turbo, MTU Friedrischafen, and Caterpillar. Navantia has carried out the re-motorization of the M-60 and AMX-30 battle tanks for the Spanish Army. It also supplies propulsion equipment for Leopard tanks and Pizarro cavalry vehicles.

Offshore

Navantia is increasingly diversifying into the offshore sector, especially in wind energy.

From Wikipedia’s article on Navantia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • Government of Spain

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded IZAR1
  2. Succeeded Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval1

Employees over time

  • 20224,5471
  • 20214,3051

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2018$1.2B1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2005Founded Founded1

Sources

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