Defense and security

In a world marked by complex, multifaceted, and constantly evolving threats, ENSTA occupies a unique position by training engineers capable of designing, integrating, and securing high-tech systems for defense and security. Building on the renowned expertise of its Paris-Saclay and Brest campuses, ENSTA has established itself as a key player in dual innovation, both civil and military.

Its teaching and research teams cover a wide range of skills: naval architecture and marine defense systems, robotics and autonomous systems, embedded systems and secure communications, cybersecurity, operations modeling and simulation, signal processing and acoustics, and artificial intelligence applied to critical environments.

The Institute's unique features are based on:

  • Unique expertise in naval defense systems, recognized nationally and internationally.
  • Solid experience in the design and integration of complex systems, ranging from land and naval robotics to secure communication networks.
  • A strong commitment to cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure, at the crossroads of digital engineering and security.

Strategic partnerships with ministries, public agencies, and leading industrial companies, ensuring that training and research are tailored to operational needs.

ENSTA trains engineers capable of responding to the challenges of sovereignty, security, and resilience. At the crossroads of naval, digital, and energy technologies, it actively contributes to defense innovation and the protection of societies facing the challenges of tomorrow.

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Beneath our feet, in the darkness of the underground, a natural network spanning more than a third of France’s territory supplies drinking water to nearly 30 million people. But the quality of this vast freshwater reservoir is threatened by climate change...

Gabriel Betton: Exploring the karst networks

Beneath our feet, in the darkness of the underground, a natural network spanning more than a third of France’s territory supplies drinking water to nearly 30 million people. But the quality of this vast freshwater reservoir is threatened by climate change...

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An ENSTA team wins the Energy4Climate 2026 Challenge

How can we best promote renewable energy production in France? That was the question posed by the 6th edition of the Energy4Climate – Agorize Challenge, to which a team of ENSTA students provided an answer that was both innovative and well-reasoned.

An ENSTA team wins the Energy4Climate 2026 Challenge

How can we best promote renewable energy production in France? That was the question posed by the 6th edition of the Energy4Climate – Agorize Challenge, to which a team of ENSTA students provided an answer that was both innovative and well-reasoned.

Innovation | Research
Digital Twins and Health: ENSTA Research on France Culture

Will it one day be possible to predict how our vital organs will develop and how they will respond to certain treatments, or even to surgery? These are the possibilities opened up by digital twins applied to healthcare, a field in which Alexandre Daby...

Digital Twins and Health: ENSTA Research on France Culture

Will it one day be possible to predict how our vital organs will develop and how they will respond to certain treatments, or even to surgery? These are the possibilities opened up by digital twins applied to healthcare, a field in which Alexandre Daby...

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