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Naval
Industry News - France, Brazil |
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DCNS
commissions shore integration facility for Brazil's submarine combat
systems
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DCNS
has commissioned its new shore-based integration facility for the combat
systems of the Brazilian Navy’s next-generation conventional-propulsion
submarines (SSKs). This dedicated facility at the French defence procurement
agency's Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer centre near Toulon will be used to test
these sophisticated data processing systems before they are installed
on board the submarines. The combat system is the submarine’s
central nervous system, helping to analyse the theatre of operations
and deploy the boat’s weapon systems. |
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Shore integration facility for Brazil's submarine combat systems. This
innovative facility allows integration and tests with the different
components before final integration within the submarines currently
under construction in Brazil.
Picture: DCNS
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The completion
of this innovative facility is testimony to the strong and continuing
cooperation between DCNS and the Brazilian Navy under a technology transfer
agreement spanning submarine design, development and construction.
The equipment making up the combat systems of the first Scorpene®
SSKs will now be integrated and interfaced with the shore integration
facility in a technical configuration similar to the one planned for
the submarines themselves.
Over the next two years, joint DCNS/Brazilian Navy teams will test combat
systems for Brazil’s Scorpene® SSKs while training Brazilian
officers and crew in accordance with the technology transfer agreement.
All combat system capabilities will be thoroughly examined.
Once a system has been tested in France, its components will be sent
to Brazil for integration with a submarine under construction at the
Itaguaí shipyard near Rio de Janeiro.
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The Brazilian submarine programme calls for the design and construction
of four Scorpene® SSKs along with the design and construction of
essential shore-based infrastructure.
Picture: DCNS
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Joint
testing by DCNS/Brazilian Navy teams of each combat system on this shore
integration facility before integration with the host submarine will
provide significant time savings.
Between now and late 2015, some 20 Brazilians will receive training
in combat system design and integration. The know-how made available
under this technology transfer agreement will significantly strengthen
the Brazilian Navy’s expertise in this demanding area.
The Brazilian submarine programme calls for the design and construction
of four Scorpene® SSKs along with the design and construction of
essential shore-based infrastructure. DCNS is contributing its expertise
in the design definition of the submarines’ home base and a shipyard
for their construction and maintenance. DCNS is also providing technical
assistance with the design of the non-nuclear part of the country’s
first nuclear-powered submarine. The programme comes under a bilateral
agreement coordinated by the French defence ministry's defence procurement
agency (DGA).
The four Scorpene® submarines meet the Brazilian Navy’s detailed
specifications and are perfectly tailored to the protection and defence
of Brazil’s 8,500-kilometre coastline. These versatile vessels
are designed for a full range of missions including anti-surface and
anti-submarine warfare, special operations and intelligence gathering. |
