Editing Suffren-class submarine (section)

===Netherlands===
{{main|Orka-class submarine}}
The Shortfin Barracuda class was proposed by Naval Group to the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] as one of the three competitors in the [[Walrus-class replacement program|''Walrus''-class replacement program]]. The design was competing against the [[Saab Group|Saab]] [[A26 submarine]] and the [[TKMS]] [[Type 212 submarine]]. On 15 March 2024 State Secretary for Defence [[Christophe van der Maat]] announced that Naval Group had been selected as the winning bid. The boats will be known as the ''Orka'' class, with the first two planned to be delivered within ten years of the contract signing.<ref name=Orka_class_1>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/nieuws/2024/03/15/bouw-nieuwe-onderzeeboten-voorlopig-gegund-aan-naval |title=Bouw nieuwe onderzeeboten voorlopig gegund aan Naval |publisher=Dutch Ministry of Defense |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=15 March 2024 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Orka_class_2>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5440314/nieuwe-onderzeeers-heten-orka-zwaardvis-barracuda-en-tijgerhaai |title=Defensie bevestigt miljardenproject: nieuwe onderzeeërs heten Orka, Zwaardvis, Barracuda en Tijgerhaai |publisher=RTL Nieuws |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=15 March 2024 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Orka_class_3>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/the-netherlands-select-naval-group-for-its-new-submarines/ |title=The Netherlands Select Naval Group For Its New Submarines |publisher=Naval News |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=15 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>