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Saturday, June 08, 2013

DCNS briefed French and Royal Navy submarine forces Admirals on Barracuda SSN program

Barracuda SSNIn April 2013 Vice-Amiral d'Escadre (Squadron Vice-Admiral) Coriolis, commanding officer of the French Navy's FOST (for Force océanique stratégique or Strategic Oceanic Force), and his Royal Navy counterpart Rear Admiral Corder, Commander Operations (COMOPS), visited the Barracuda SSN combat system shore integration facility located at Toulon naval base, Southern France.

All the equipment needed for the integration, the validation interfaces and the combat systems of the future class of SSN will be installed in this center located ashore before the start of the trial period.

For the next three years, all the features of the combat system will be tested and checked before their installation onboard the submarine.

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