Editing Walrus-class submarine (section)

=== Winning bid ===
On 15 March 2024 State Secretary for Defence [[Christophe van der Maat]] officially announced that [[Naval Group]] from [[France]] has been selected as the winning bid.<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 |accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref> Prior to this announcement, the winner was already leaked to several media outlets, which caused political backlash for choosing a foreign yard over a Dutch one.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Kamerdebat-onderzeeboten-geen-grote-veranderingen-140324.html |title=Kamerdebat onderzeeboten: zorgen en veel aandacht voor Nederlandse industrie, maar geen ingreep |publisher=Marineschepen.nl |date=14 March 2024 |access-date=15 March 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>

The names of the new submarines where also announced by Van der Maat. The class will be known as the {{sclass|Orka|submarine|4}}, with the subs named ''Orka'', ''Zwaardvis'', ''Barracuda'' and ''Tijgerhaai''. The first two will be delivered within ten years after the contract has been signed.<ref name=Orka_class_1/><ref name=Orka_class_2/><ref name=Orka_class_3/>