France to begin building new SSBNs (SNLE type)

Haijun watcher · Post by **Haijun watcher** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:19 pm

France to begin building new ballistic missile subs
By: Christina Mackenzie ? 1 day ago

PARIS � France has launched the program for its Navy�s third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, which will see four vessels eventually delivered to the service.
The Navy is expected to received the first submarine in 2035, with the other three following at a schedule of one every five years.
These four boats, known in France as SNLE (sous-marin nucl�aire lanceur d�engin) �will replace the current [ones] without a break,� Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced last week.
She said the subs will sail until 2090. �The last sailors to patrol on this SNLE third generation have not yet been born.�
The contracting authorities are the DGA procurement agency and the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. The project management will lie with Naval Group and TechnicAtome, the latter being the prime contractor for the nuclear boiler room.

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