First Suffren SSN to be inaugurated on July 12th.

UglyMowgli · 07-13-19, 12:37 PM

You didn't see any TA on french SSBN or SSN for one good reason, they are deployed / retrieved by a specialized ship called "Caudataires" when the sub leave or come back to l'ile Longue (base of the french SNLE) or Toulon (base of the SSN).

There is 2 of this specialized ship in service the Phaéton (Y 656) and Machaon (Y 657)

The system TA called ETBF in french is made by ECA group. Here what they look like.

A new system exist (there is not known photo just a drawing) it should equip the SSBN (retrofit) and new SSN (Suffren class)

07-13-19, 12:37 PM	#8
UglyMowgli Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 784 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	You didn't see any TA on french SSBN or SSN for one good reason, they are deployed / retrieved by a specialized ship called "Caudataires" when the sub leave or come back to l'ile Longue (base of the french SNLE) or Toulon (base of the SSN). There is 2 of this specialized ship in service the Phaéton (Y 656) and Machaon (Y 657) The system TA called ETBF in french is made by ECA group. Here what they look like. A new system exist (there is not known photo just a drawing) it should equip the SSBN (retrofit) and new SSN (Suffren class)