The Dutch Secretary of State Barbara Visser still hopes to make a decision this year on the Walrus-class submarines replacement, she recently confirmed to the country’s House of Representatives.
With the Suffren now unveiled during a grand ceremony attended by French President Emmanuel Macron himself, Yannick Smaldore takes a closer look at the key features of this next generation SSN... as well as at some of its conventional off springs for export.
Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group have joined forces to develop an expeditionary submarine based on the Swedish A26 for the Netherland´s Walrus Replacement Programme (WRES).
