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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

DCNS To Modernize Two Ecuadorian Subs

DCNS has signed two contracts with Chilean naval shipyard Asmar to modernize two German Type 209 diesel-electric submarines operated by the Ecuadorian Navy, the French naval systems company said in a statement Feb. 25.

The contracts, signed Dec. 22, were worth more than 10 million euros ($14.8 million) to DCNS, the French company said.

Under one of the contracts, signed by DCNS' wholly owned subsidiary, UDS International, a German-designed combat system will be replaced with DCNS' Subtics system, which comprises a combat management system supplied by DCNS and Chilean company SISDEF. The new system will link up with a Thales sonar suite and a new-generation torpedo system from WASS of Italy.

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