COEX Naval Systems
Technological superiority for our ships
The Naval Systems COEX drives technological innovation to transform the naval industry from the Bay of Cádiz
The Naval Systems COEX focuses on research, innovation, development and integration of advanced technological solutions in the fields of cloud, communications, unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to enhance Navantia’s products and services.
Our Mission
Its mission is to accelerate and consolidate the design and integration on ships of advanced high‑technology systems that expand their operability, reliability, effectiveness and efficiency in critical and asymmetric environments.
Naval Systems
Advanced programmes to confidently address some of the most complex technological challenges facing the naval industry.
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
We drive the development of cybersecurity and defence capabilities in naval systems leveraging AI to protect information integrity and ensure operability in hostile environments.
Facilities and Team
It has the latest technologies and tools, such as laboratories and state‑of‑the‑art software for the development of classified and unclassified naval systems required by navies. It includes spaces equipped with communications technology, autonomous vehicles, advanced sensors, virtual and augmented reality for visualising and interacting with digital twin models, and a modern infrastructure for managing and analysing large volumes of data that ensures information integrity and security.
The Naval Systems COEX stands out for an exceptional set of capabilities that consolidates it as an industry leader. It has a multidisciplinary team of more than 100 highly qualified professionals, including seasoned experts and young talent: engineers from different disciplines, mathematicians, software experts, AI specialists and data analysts, who also receive continuous training through internal programmes and collaborations with academic institutions.
A technology innovation centre of over 5,000 m2
Test laboratories
(Land Based Test Site)
ZAR areas, secured networks, engineering, immersive zone
Holographic table, AR/VR
Hyperconverged servers
COEX Naval Systems Projects
SEADETEC (INCIBE)
A service for early detection of cybersecurity threats in OT and IoT industrial systems. It uses Complex Event Processing (CEP) and Machine Learning technologies and will comply with the LINCE cybersecurity certification. It will be deployed mainly on low‑power architectures, adapting to the monitored system and processing large volumes of traffic. The first deployment will be carried out on Navantia’s MINERVA integrated bridge system. Project co‑funded by INCIBE under Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) and NextGenerationEU funds.
Naval Systems partners network
Builds strategic alliances with key partners for knowledge transfer and promotes incubation programmes to foster a technological business ecosystem able to provide solutions in different complementary areas of expertise.
Centre management:
Juan Jesús Carretero
Contact email: [email protected]
Location: Navantia, Ctra. de la Carraca s/n 11.100, San Fernando, Cádiz
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