Barracuda Suffren SNA VLS ?

[Exocet25fr]

A Possible Future TLM Project (Tube Launch Missile) addition ?

6 Suffren Class SNA:

S635 Suffren 2022
S636 Duguay-Trouin 2024
S637 Tourville 2025
S638 De Grasse 2027
S639 Rubis 2029
S640 Casabianca 2030

NAVAL GROUP thinks about a possible Rubis or Casabianca modification or creates a new Suffren n°7.....?


https://zupimages.net/up/23/52/p9o3.bmp (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=23/52/p9o3.bmp)

Link in French:

https://lefauteuildecolbert.blogspot.com/2020/02/barracuda-systeme-de-lancement-vertical.html

[Kapitan]

Would be interesting and imo useful for the marine nationale to have VLS equipped SSNs.

Don't need all of them done just 2 imo would be sufficient.

It is speculated that the SSN-AUKUS will have VLS capability so I think France should have it too.

[Exocet25fr]

The Netherlands pick France's Naval Group for 4 Barracuda submarines deal

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2024/03/15/the-netherlands-pick-france-s-naval-group-for-submarines-deal_6622270_143.html

[Kapitan]

Very interesting arrangement I am quite surprised that they didn't go for the German offer.

[Exocet25fr]

https://zupimages.net/up/24/13/urg7.jpg (https://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=24/13/urg7.jpg)

[Exocet25fr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRZXXCVoCwM