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Thursday, November 26, 2009

DCNS awarded contracts worth €1bn to maintain French Navy’s SSNs and SSBNs

Le Triomphant-class submarineThe French Navy has formally awarded DCNS two major contracts for through-life support services for its nuclear-powered submarine fleets.

The first is for TLS for six nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for five years; the second for TLS for nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs) for five-and-a-half years.

“The signing of these TLS contracts for the French Navy’s submarines once again highlights our prime customer’s confidence in DCNS services,” says DCNS Chairman & CEO Patrick Boissier.

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