REEL International is a family company, not publicly traded, with approximately 3% owned by its employees through a mutual fund.[i] In September 2022, REEL International took over the operations of Constructions Industrielles de la Méditerranée (CNIM).[ii] CNIM is the main subcontractor for the M51 missile integration for the French nuclear-armed submarines.[iii] REEL has also designed specific equipment, notably for the assembly and loading of missiles for nuclear armed submarines.[iv] CNIM is also involved in the Laser Mégajoule which facilitates the advancement of the French nuclear arsenal.[v]
[i] ‘Notre Responsabilité’, Groupe REEL (2023), p. 28. Available at: reel-rse-responsabilite-rapport-2023.pdf.
[ii] Groupe REEL takes over CNIM Systèmes Industriels. Groupe REEL, 28 September 2022. Available at: Communiqué de presse CNIM EN.pdf (cnim-groupe.com).
[iii] ‘Projet annuel de performances. Budget général. Projets Annuels de Performances. Annexe au Projet de Loi de Finances pour 2026: Programme 146. Équipement des forces’, RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (2025), p. 30. Available at: https://www.budget.gouv.fr/documentation/file-download/30910.
[iv] Defence (no date) | REEL. Available at: Defence projects, handling equipment : our services – REEL (reelinternational.com) (Accessed: 18 February 2026).
[v] Nuclear and Big Science (no date) | CNIM Systèmes Industriels. Available at: Energy | CNIM Systèmes Industriels (Accessed: 7 April 2026).
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