DGA Orders 3rd Barracuda for the French Navy
06.07.2011 Europe
France’s Defense Procurement Agency DGA placed an order with DCNS for the 3rd Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine for the French Navy.
This order comes under the framework program contract awarded to DCNS in December 2006 calling for the delivery of 6 next-generation SSNs between 2017 and 2028.
Barracuda-type SSNs will replace the 6 Rubis-class boats currently in service.
The Barracuda weapons payload will include next-generation type F21 heavyweight torpedoes, SM39 anti-ship missiles and MdCN-type naval cruise missiles. The boats will also be fully equipped for missions with NATO Naval Forces and special operations.
DCNS is the program’s prime contractor. The first-of-class Suffren and second-of-class Duguay-Trouin are under construction at the Group's Cherbourg shipyard supported by DCNS centers around the country.
This order comes under the framework program contract awarded to DCNS in December 2006 calling for the delivery of 6 next-generation SSNs between 2017 and 2028.
Barracuda-type SSNs will replace the 6 Rubis-class boats currently in service.
The Barracuda weapons payload will include next-generation type F21 heavyweight torpedoes, SM39 anti-ship missiles and MdCN-type naval cruise missiles. The boats will also be fully equipped for missions with NATO Naval Forces and special operations.
DCNS is the program’s prime contractor. The first-of-class Suffren and second-of-class Duguay-Trouin are under construction at the Group's Cherbourg shipyard supported by DCNS centers around the country.
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