The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded French shipbuilder the Naval Group a preliminary contract for the design and construction of new expeditionary submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The submarines will be diesel-electric powered variants of the nuclear-powered Barracuda-class boats...
Walrus class
Swedish-Dutch partnership to develop submarines for export market
Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group and Swedish defence technology company Saab have entered into an agreement on the manufacture of export variants of Saab’s C71 expeditionary submarines. The C71-class submarines are being developed as replacements for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s ageing Walrus-class boats. The newer submarines’ modular design allows room for customisation as well as […]
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