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# UAE's EDGE Group takes 51% stake in new naval JV with France's CMN
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-19-edge-cmn-naval-ad-naval-jv/
- Published: 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:28.000Z
- Description: UAE's EDGE Group formed an Abu Dhabi-based naval joint venture, AD Naval, taking a 51% stake alongside France's CMN Naval, which contributes its design IP and supply chain. The venture draws on an existing order pipeline worth about EUR 7 billion.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #abroad, #ai-drafted

Reported Abroad AI-drafted [European Security & Defence (euro-sd.com), 19 March 2025](https://euro-sd.com/2025/03/major-news/43177/edge-and-cmn-naval-create-jv/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that CMN's French shipyards or jobs move to the UAE, or any EU regulatory review of the deal.

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