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The Norwegian
Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering plans to purchase a fleet of
next-generation submarines to replace six in-service Ula-class diesel
electric boats of the Norwegian Navy.
DCNS has a long and successful experience in designing and building
advanced submarines for the French Navy and international clients. The
Scorpene has already been chosen by the Chilean, Royal Malaysian, Indian
and Brazilian Navies.
The Group proposes to Norway the latest generation of its sea-proven
conventional-propulsion Scorpene submarine. Its last evolutions represent
the state-of-the-art in submarine design and construction. It benefits
from the latest technologies derived from attack submarines operated
by the French Navy.
Its final configuration will be adapted to meet the specific needs of
the Norwegian Navy and will feature advanced mature technologies in
particular in the field of acoustic discretion, innovative energy storage
and reduced manning operations.
Designed for all mission types, such as anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine
warfare, long-range strikes, special operations or intelligence gathering,
the Scorpene combines a modular design and sea-proven technologies.
It is equipped for demanding crisis operations with fully interoperable
capabilities.
Hervé Guillou, DCNS CEO, declared: “We are proud to have
been shortlisted by the Norwegian government which evidences their trust
in DCNS. DCNS and Norway have been working together for almost 30 years
and we are willing to strengthen our strategic and industrial partnership.
With a strong involvement of the French authorities, the French team
is totally committed to working in close cooperation with Norwegian
authorities and industry to meet the specific needs of the Norwegian
Navy”.
The successful partnership between Norway and DCNS started in the 1980s
with the Hauk Patrol Boats program. In 2003, the Royal Norwegian Navy
selected DCNS in partnership with Norwegian Kongsberg Defence &
Aerospace and UMOE Mandal shipyard to build the new Skjold-class Fast
Patrol Boats.
With Scorpene, DCNS hopes to build a new step in its successful cooperation
track record with the Norwegian industry. |
