Netherlands chooses Naval Group to replace its fleet of four Walrus-class conventional attack submarines, more than thirty years old. The Hague, which no longer has an autonomous submarine industry since 2001, plans to order four expeditionary boats derived from the design of nuclear attack submarines ( SNA) French Barracuda, 5,400 ton class.
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.