French Navy to replace four nuclear submarines in multi-billion euro plan
Issued on: The submarine L Inflexible off Brest in western France. AFP 5 min France s Navy is to purchase four nuclear submarines worth several billion euros, French Minister of Defence Florence Parly has announced. The vessels are scheduled to be operational by 2035 and to be part of a military operation that appears increasingly assertive. Advertising
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Triomphant class SSBNs ( Submersible Ship carrying Ballistic Nuclear missiles,) the Triomphant (deployed in 1997), the Téméraire (1999), the Terrible (2010).
The ships are typically 138 meters long and 12.5 metres wide, allowing space for two crews of 110 sailors, marines and technical personnel. The motor is driven by a nuclear reactor, and the ship can be equipped with 16 M51 tactical nuclear warheads, powered with three-stage boosters similar to
French Navy to replace four nuclear submarines in multi-billion euro plan
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