France's DCNS in talks with Fincantieri about JV - media report

French naval shipbuilder DCNS and Italian rival Fincantieri are in discussions about creating a joint venture, latribune.fr website reported on Friday.

The two companies agreed this summer to come up with a roadmap to determine projects on which they could cooperate, a source close to the matter told Reuters.

According to latribune.fr, the talks cover programmes such as the Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM), research and development on future combat systems, equipment and marketing.

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