The French shipbuilder Naval Group is offering the Royal Netherlands Navy a conventionally-powered submarine design from its Barracuda family.

Sweden’s Saab Kockums business and its Dutch partner Damen first announced their partnership to pursue the Walrus class replacement programme back in January 2015.

The major talking point at the recent NEDS 2023 exhibition in Rotterdam was the Netherlands’ pending decision on the Walrus class submarine replacement programme. 

The Dutch "Walrus-class submarine replacement program" reached a new milestone today: The ministry of defense (MoD) of the Netherlands submitted the request for quotation (RFQ) to the three competing shipyards.

The Dutch "Walrus-class replacement program" reached an important milestone according to the ministry of defense of the Netherlands: The request for quotation is ready.

The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that the service life of the Walrus class submarines will be extended.

The Dutch "Walrus-class replacement program" will take more time than initially planned...

The Dutch Ministry of Defense on May 28 informed the House of Representatives about the progress of Walrus-class submarines replacement program. It was followed by the first official communication on the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) future submarine program since December 2019 and the release of the "B-Letter".

Royal IHC has announced that the acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC has been finalised. The company remains in the Dutch submarine replacement program alongside Naval Group.