After a lengthy evaluation process initiated in 2015, the Netherlands selected Naval Group to replace its fleet of four Walrus-class conventional attack submarines, more than thirty years old, the first of which was retired from service. service last fall.
The decision was made public this Friday by Christophe van der Maat, Secretary of State for Defense, following a council of ministers.
The Hague, which no longer has an autonomous submarine industry since 2001, plans to order four expeditionary boats, that is to say long-range, derived from the design of nuclear attack submarines ( SNA) French Barracuda, 5,400 ton class.
The model proposed in the Netherlands meets the needs expressed for a boat in the over 2,600 tonne class, powered by diesel electric engines.
These submarines, the first two of which must be delivered between 2034 and 2037, will be able to carry American Mark 48 torpedoes as well…
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