Editing Suffren-class submarine

{{Short description|Nuclear attack submarine}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin
| infobox caption = ''Suffren'' class
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = Suffren class SSN.svg
| Ship caption = ''Suffren''-class profile
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Suffren'' class
| Builders = [[Naval Group]]
| Operators = {{navy|FRA}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Rubis|submarine|4}}
| Subclasses = {{sclass|Orka|submarine|4}}
| Cost = *{{ShipCost|FRA|10.42|b|year=2014|r=2|quantity=6|ref=<ref name=Francebudget2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.senat.fr/rap/a14-110-8/a14-110-819.html|title=Projet de loi de finances pour 2015 : Défense : équipement des forces|language=fr|publisher=Senate of France|date=20 November 2014|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>}} (about {{ShipCost|FRA|1.73|b|year=2014|r=2|quantity=1}})
| Built range = 2007–present
| In commission range = 2020–present<ref name="NavyRecognition" />
| Total ships building = 3
| Total ships planned = 6
| Total ships completed = 3
| Total ships active = 3
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Ship type = [[Nuclear submarine|Nuclear]] [[attack submarine]]
| Ship displacement = *4,765 t surfaced
*5,300 t submerged
| Ship length = {{convert|99.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|8.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|7.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = *K15 [[nuclear reactor]], {{convert|150|MW|abbr=on}}
*2 x Turbo-generator groups: {{convert|10|MW|abbr=on}} each
*2 x emergency diesel generators {{convert|480|kW|abbr=on}} each
*1 x [[pump-jet]] electrically driven
| Ship speed = *Over {{convert|25|kn|lk=in|abbr=on}}
*{{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}}, surfaced
| Ship range = Unlimited range
| Ship endurance = Depends on the amount of food carried or potential crew fatigue while operational (typically 70 days worth of food is embarked)<ref name=did>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/frances-future-ssns-the-barracuda-class-02902/ |title=France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class |publisher=Defense Industry Daily |date=28 October 2014 |access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref>
| Ship test depth = >{{convert|350|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="Naval_Technology">{{cite web |title=SSN Barracuda Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine - Naval Technology |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/barracuda/#:~:text=Maximum%20speed%20will%20be%2025kt,missiles%2C%20surveillance%20and%20special%20operations. |website=www.naval-technology.com |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>
| Ship complement = *12 officers
*48 petty officers
| Ship sensors = *[[Naval Group]] SYCOBS combat management system
*[[Thales Group|Thales]] UMS-3000 hull and flank array sonar suite
*ETBF DSUV 62C towed array sonar
*Thales SEACLEAR mine and obstacle avoidance sonar
*Thales VELOX-M8 broadband sonar interceptor
*Thales NUSS-2F Mk2 navigation echo sounder
*[[Safran Group|Safran]] Series 10 CSR navigation radar
*NEMESIS electronic countermeasure system
| Ship armament = *4 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on}} tubes
*20 storage racks for:
**[[MdCN (missile)|MdCN]] land-attack missiles
**[[Exocet|Exocet SM39 Mod2]] anti-ship missiles
**[[F21 (torpedo)|F21 Artemis]] heavyweight torpedoes
**FG29 [[Naval mine|multi-influence mines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcnsgroup.com/files/naval_expert/fr_bd.pdf |title=Nouvelle génération de torpille lourde pour la Marine nationale : la F21 |date=October 2008 |publisher=[[Naval Group]] |access-date=20 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112193412/http://www.dcnsgroup.com/files/naval_expert/fr_bd.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2399 |title=Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |publisher=navy-recognition.com |date=8 February 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref>
}}
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The '''''Suffren'' class''' is a class of [[Nuclear submarine|nuclear-powered]] [[attack submarines]], designed by the French shipbuilder [[Naval Group]] (formerly known as DCNS and DCN) for the [[French Navy]]. It is intended to replace the {{sclass|Rubis|submarine|2}}s. Construction began in 2007 and the lead boat of the class, {{ship|French submarine|Suffren||2}}, was commissioned on 6 November 2020.<ref name="NavyRecognition">{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/november/9236-new-suffren-barracuda-class-nuclear-powered-attack-submarine-officially-commissioned-by-french-navy.html |title=New Suffren Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine officially commissioned by French Navy |access-date=6 November 2020 |date=6 November 2020 |website=navyrecognition.com}}</ref> It officially entered active service on 3 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 June 2022 |title=French Navy's 1st Suffren-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Enters Service |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/french-navys-1st-suffren-class-nuclear-powered-submarine-enters-service/}}</ref>

==History==
=== Development === 
In October 1998, the ''[[Direction générale de l'armement|Delegation Générale pour l'Armement]]'', the French government's defense procurement agency, established an integrated project team consisting of the Naval Staff, DCN (now known as Naval Group), [[Technicatome]] and the ''[[Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives|Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique]]'', a regulatory body that oversees [[Nuclear submarine|nuclear]] power plants, to oversee a program the design of a new attack submarine class, called Barracuda.<ref name=HighBeam>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Antony|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-209601821.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203424/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-209601821.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=France unveils plans for new barracuda SSNs|date=1 October 2002|work=Sea Power|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> DCN was to be the boat's designer and builder while Technicatome (since acquired by [[Areva]]) was to be responsible for the nuclear power plant. The two companies were to act jointly as a single [[General contractor|prime contractor]] to share the industrial risks, manage the schedules, and be responsible for the design's performance and costs, which at the time was estimated to be US$4.9&nbsp;billion.<ref name=HighBeam/>

On 22 December 2006, the French government placed a [[€]]7.9 billion order for six ''Suffren'' submarines with Naval Group and their nuclear power plants with Areva-Technicatome.<ref>{{cite news|title=France orders six 'Barracuda' class nuclear-driven submarines|date=22 December 2006|publisher=Agence France Presse}}</ref> According to the DGA “Competition at the subcontractor level will be open to foreign companies for the first time.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/oct_02_37.php|archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060330024556/http%3A//www%2Enavyleague%2Eorg/sea_power/oct_02_37%2Ephp|url-status=dead|title=Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=30 March 2006}}</ref> According to the contract, the first boat was to commence sea trials in early 2016, with delivery occurring in late 2016/early 2017. This was to be followed by entry into service in late 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/les-noms-des-futurs-sous-marins-nucleaires-francais-devoiles|title=Les noms des futurs sous-marins nucléaires français dévoilés|date=28 May 2007|website=Mer et Marine|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> However, this timetable for service entry was later pushed back into the early 2020s.

The first boat of the class, ''Suffren'', became fully operational in June 2022. The second boat of the class, ''Duguay-Trouin'', also suffered delays but began sea trials on 26 March 2023,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/le-sna-duguay-trouin-fait-sa-premiere-sortie-en-rade-de-cherbourg | title=Le SNA Duguay-Trouin fait sa première sortie en rade de Cherbourg |work=Mer et Marine |language=fr |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent | date=27 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> performing her first dive on 27 and 28 March.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/03/frances-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine-aces-alpha-trials/| title=France's 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine Aces Alpha Trials |work=Naval News |last= Vavasseur  |first=Xavier | date=28 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> The submarine was formally delivered to the French Navy in August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/08/french-navy-receives-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine/|title=French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine|date=12 August 2023|website=navalnews.com}}</ref> In early 2024, ''[[French submarine Duguay-Trouin|Duguay-Trouin]]'' deployed to the Caribbean as part of her ongoing trials<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/le-sna-duguay-trouin-aux-antilles| title=Le SNA Duguay-Trouin aux Antilles |work=Mer et Marine | date=7 March 2024 |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> and was declared fully operational in April 2024. The third submarine in the class, ''[[French submarine Tourville|Tourville]]'', began her sea trials in July 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/le-sna-tourville-debute-ses-essais-en-mer | title=Le SNA Tourville débute ses essais en mer |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |work=Mer et Marine | date=12 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref> and was delivered in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/naval-group-livre-le-tourville-troisieme-des-six-nouveaux-sna-de-la-classe-suffren |language=French |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |title=Naval Group livre le Tourville, troisième des six nouveaux SNA de la classe Suffren |date=19 November 2024 |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Mer et Marine }}</ref>

==Description==

Barracudas will integrate technology from the {{sclass|Triomphant|submarine|4}}, including [[pump-jet]] propulsion. This class reportedly produces approximately 1/1000 of the detectable noise of the {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|0||1967}} boats, and they are ten times more sensitive in detecting other submarines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/triompha/index.htm|title=SNLE-NG Le Triomphant|publisher=netmarine.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521212804/http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/triompha/index.htm|archive-date=21 May 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> They will be fitted with torpedo tube-launched [[MdCN (missile)|MdCN]] cruise missiles for long-range (well above {{convert|1000|km|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) strikes against strategic land targets. Their missions will include anti-surface and [[anti-submarine warfare]], land attack, intelligence gathering, crisis management and [[special operations]].

The Barracuda class nuclear reactor incorporates several improvements over that of the preceding ''Rubis''. Notably, it extends the time between refueling and complex overhauls (RCOHs) from 7 to 10 years, enabling higher at-sea availability.

In support of special operations missions, the Barracuda can also accommodate up to 15 [[Commandos Marine]]. It integrates a removable [[dry deck shelter]] aft of the sail able to embark the commandos' new generation PSM3G Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (ECA Special Warfare Underwater Vehicle).<ref name=did/>

==Specifications==

Designed by Naval Group and TechnicAtome, the Barracuda integrates the following systems:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Sensors, Electronics, Decoys
|'''Combat management and Information Systems'''
|-
|Naval Group SYCOBS combat management system
|-
|'''Radars, Electronic Support Measures and Sonars'''
|-
|[[Thales Group|Thales]] UMS-3000 hull and flank array sonar suite
|-
|Thales ETBF DSUV 62C towed array sonar
|-
|Thales SEACLEAR mine and obstacle avoidance sonar
|-
|Thales VELOX-M8 broadband sonar interceptor
|-
|Thales NUSS-2F Mk2 navigation echo sounder
|-
|[[Safran Group|Safran]] Series 10 CSR navigation radar
|-
|Safran SIGMA 40 XP gyrolaser navigation systems
|-
|Safran Series 30 AOM attack optronic mast featuring an RESM module
|-
|Safran Series 30 SOM search optronic mast featuring an RESM module
|-
|'''Decoys, Countermeasures and jammers'''
|-
|Naval Group NEMESIS electronic countermeasure system with CANTO-S decoys and automatic evasive manoeuvres (confusion/dilution principle)
|-
|'''Communications'''
|-
|Thales PARTNER communications management system
|-
|Thales DIVESAT communications satellite mast with [[Syracuse (satellite)|Syracuse]] satellite link
|-
|[[Link 11]], [[Link 16]] and [[Link 22]] data links
|-
|Thales TUUM-5 MK2 distressed submarine (DISSUB) communication system
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Weapons
|'''4 tubes and 20 weapon racks for:'''
|-
|[[F21 (torpedo)|F21 Artémis]] heavyweight torpedoes
|-
|[[MdCN (missile)|MdCN]] land-attack missiles
|-
|[[Exocet|Exocet SM39 mod2]] anti-ship missiles
|-
|FG29 multi-influence mines
|-
|D-19 UUV
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Propulsion / Power
|1 TechnicAtome K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW)
|-
|2 turbo-generators (10 MW each)
|-
|2 [[SEMT Pielstick|SEMPT Pielstick]] emergency diesel generators (480 kW each)
|-
|1 propeller pump (hydrojet)
|}

Note: The '''Antenne Linéaire Remorquée à technologie Optique''' (ALRO) under development by Thales for the [[SNLE 3G]] is expected to replace the ETBF DSUV 62C towed array sonar on the Barracuda-class submarines. The Exocet SM39 submarine-launched anti-ship missile was initially expected to be replaced via the [[Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon|FMAN/FMC]] led by [[MBDA]]. However, the programme is no longer expected to produce any missile capable of being [[submarine-launched cruise missile|launched from submarines]] as their dimensions will not be compatible with torpedo tubes. MBDA is therefore pitching its Exocet SM40 under development as a successor to the SM39 post-2030.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamigeon |first=Vincent |date=13 November 2024 |title=FMAN-FMC : menace sur les futurs missiles de MBDA ? |url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/defense/fman-fmc-menace-sur-les-futurs-missiles-de-mbda_911003 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=Challenges |language=FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanguy |first=Jean-Marc |date=5 November 2024 |title=Missiles : MBDA détaille les avancées du programme franco-britannique FMAN-FMC |url=https://air-cosmos.com/article/missiles-mbda-detaille-les-avancees-du-programme-franco-britannique-fman-fmc-69575 |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Air & Cosmos |language=FR}}</ref>

==Boats==

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Pennant no.||Name||Laid down||Launched||Commissioned||Full operational capability||Homeport
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|S635<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/naval-group-rolls-out-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine/ |title=Naval Group Rolls Out 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |publisher=Naval News |date=27 November 2021 |accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref>||{{ship|French submarine|Suffren||2}}||19 December 2007<ref name="tringham">{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/french-navy-commissions-first-barracuda-submarine | title=French Navy commissions first Barracuda submarine |work=Janes |last=Tringham |first=Kate |date=6 June 2022 |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref>||12 July 2019<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/article/89843/france-launches-first-barracuda-ssn|title=France launches first Barracuda SSN |last=Huberdeau |first=Emmanuel|website=Janes|access-date=12 July 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712123012/https://www.janes.com/article/89843/france-launches-first-barracuda-ssn}}</ref>||6 November 2020<ref name="NavyRecognition" />||3 June 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/le-sna-suffren-admis-au-service-actif|title=Le SNA Suffren admis au service actif |work=Mer et Marine |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |language=fr |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref>|| rowspan="6" |[[Toulon arsenal|Toulon]]
|-
|S636||{{ship|French submarine|Duguay-Trouin||2}}||June 2009<ref name="tringham"/>||9 September 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/cherbourg-mise-en-route-de-la-chaufferie-nucleaire-du-second-sna-du-type-suffren | title=Cherbourg : Mise en route de la chaufferie nucléaire du second SNA du type Suffren |work=Mer et Marine |language=fr |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent | date=4 October 2022 |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="marchand">{{cite web |url=https://actu.fr/normandie/cherbourg-en-cotentin_50129/cherbourg-le-duguay-trouin-2e-sous-marin-barracuda-sera-livre-avec-du-retard_53661409.html |title=Cherbourg. Le Duguay-Trouin, 2e sous-marin Barracuda, sera livré avec du retard |last=Marchand |first=Chrismäel |work=La Presse de la Manche |language=fr |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> ||28 July 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/08/french-navy-receives-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine/|title=French Navy Receives 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine|date=12 August 2023|website=navalnews.com}}</ref>||4 April 2024<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lagneau |first=Laurent |date=2024-04-04 |title=Le sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque Duguay-Trouin a officiellement été admis au service actif |url=https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/04/le-sous-marin-nucleaire-dattaque-duguay-trouin-a-officiellement-ete-admis-au-service-actif/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Zone Militaire |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
|-
|S637<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/04/26/france-barracuda-submarine-nuclear-test/ | title=Nuclear Ignition of France's Third Barracuda Submarine Tested |work=The Defense Post |last=Manuel |first=Rojoef |date=26 April 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>||{{ship|French submarine|Tourville||2}}<ref name="tringham2">{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/naval-group-rolls-out-second-barracuda-submarine | title=Naval Group rolls out second Barracuda submarine |work=Janes |last=Tringham |first=Kate |date=30 November 2021 |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/sna-duguay-trouin-0 |title=Création de l'équipage d'armement du SNA Duguay-Trouin |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |date=13 September 2021 |website=Mer et Marine |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>||June 2011<ref name="tringham"/>||Summer 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opex360.com/2024/04/24/le-reacteur-nucleaire-du-sous-marin-tourville-a-ete-mis-en-route/| title=Le réacteur nucléaire du sous-marin Tourville a été mis en route |website=Zone Militaire |date=24 April 2024 |last=Lagneau |first=Laurent |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opex360.com/2023/07/21/naval-group-a-transfere-le-sous-marin-nucleaire-dattaque-tourville-vers-le-dispositif-de-mise-a-leau/ | title=Naval Group a transféré le sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque Tourville vers le dispositif de mise à l'eau |website=Zone Militaire |date=21 July 2024 |last=Lagneau |first=Laurent |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>||16 November 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/naval-group-livre-le-tourville-troisieme-des-six-nouveaux-sna-de-la-classe-suffren |language=French |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |title=Naval Group livre le Tourville, troisième des six nouveaux SNA de la classe Suffren |date=19 November 2024 |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Mer et Marine }}</ref>||''2025''
|-
|TBC||''De Grasse''<ref name=FranceMinDef2013>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/magazine/traque-en-eaux-profondes/programme-barracuda-mer-en-vue-pour-le-suffren |title=Programme Barracuda : mer en vue pour le Suffren |language=fr |trans-title=Barracuda Program: Sea in sight for the Suffren |publisher=Ministry of Defence of France |date=23 July 2013|access-date=13 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228044859/http://www.defense.gouv.fr:80/marine/magazine/traque-en-eaux-profondes/programme-barracuda-mer-en-vue-pour-le-suffren |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name=nrananalysis>{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/naval-technology/9239-analysis-suffren-barracuda-class-new-nuclear-powered-attack-submarine-for-the-french-navy.html |title=Analysis: Naval Group Suffren Barracuda-class new nuclear-powered attack submarine for the French Navy |website=navyrecognition.com |date=7 November 2020 |access-date=27 February 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107113602/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/naval-technology/9239-analysis-suffren-barracuda-class-new-nuclear-powered-attack-submarine-for-the-french-navy.html |archive-date=7 November 2020 }}</ref>||2014<ref name="tringham2"/>||''2025''||''2026''<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/marine-nationale-les-programmes-qui-vont-faconner-la-future-flotte-francaise|title=Marine nationale : les programmes qui vont façonner la future flotte française |language=French |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |trans-title=French Navy: the programs that will shape the future French fleet |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |website=Mer et Marine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131233807/https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/marine-nationale-les-programmes-qui-vont-faconner-la-future-flotte-francaise |archive-date=31 January 2021 }}</ref>||''2026/27''
|-
|TBC||''Rubis''<ref name=FranceMinDef2013/><ref name=nrananalysis/>||2019||''2027''||''2028''<ref name="auto"/>||''2028/29''
|-
|TBC||''Casabianca''<ref name=FranceMinDef2013/><ref name=nrananalysis/><ref name="troisieme">{{cite web |url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/sous-marins-une-troisieme-generation-de-casabianca-en-construction |title=Sous-marins : Une troisième génération de Casabianca en construction |trans-title=Submarines: a third generation of Casabianca under construction |work=Mer et Marine |last=Groizeleau |first=Vincent |language=French |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305101753/https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/sous-marins-une-troisieme-generation-de-casabianca-en-construction |archive-date=5 March 2020 }}</ref>||2020<ref name="troisieme"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2020/july/8772-french-navy-future-nuclear-attack-submarine-sna-suffren-begins-trials-in-toulon.html | title=French Navy future nuclear attack submarine SNA Suffren begins trials in Toulon |work=navyrecognition.com |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> ||''2028''||''2029/2030''<ref name="nn2nd">{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/naval-group-rolls-out-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine/ |title=Naval Group Rolls Out 2nd Barracuda Type Submarine |work=Naval News |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=27 November 2021 |access-date=27 November 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127122622/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/naval-group-rolls-out-2nd-barracuda-type-submarine/ |archive-date=27 November 2021 }}</ref><ref name="auto"/>||''2030/31''
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==Shortfin Barracuda conventional variant==
===Australia===
{{main|Attack-class submarine}}

Naval Group submitted a conventionally powered diesel-electric variation to the design – named the Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A, a derivative of the SMX Ocean concept – to the competitive evaluation process (CEP) phase of [[Australia]]'s [[Collins-class submarine replacement project|''Collins''-class submarine replacement]]. "While exact details remain confidential, DCNS can confirm the Shortfin Barracuda is over {{convert|90|m}} in length and displaces more than 4,000 tons when dived," said Sean Costello, CEO of Naval Group Australia.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-unveils-shortfin-barracuda |title=DCNS unveils Shortfin Barracuda |publisher=Naval Group |date=15 July 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |archive-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029015833/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/dcns-unveils-shortfin-barracuda/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Naval Group was chosen by the Australian Government on 26 April 2016 to build twelve of the Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A variant at a projected AU$50 billion (US${{Format price|{{To USD|50000000000|AUS}} }}). Much of the works were to be undertaken at [[ASC Pty Ltd]] in [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].<ref name="smh201604">{{cite press release |url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/france-wins-50b-submarine-contract-20160425-goeuxh.html|title=France wins $50b contract to help build Australia's new submarines |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/pm-malcolm-turnbull-on-50bn-future-submarines-project/news-story/be2a8da55f6066ba070454d667729c04|title=$50bn Future Submarines to be built at Osborne in Adelaide by French firm Naval Group|last=Starick|first=Paul|date=26 April 2016|newspaper=The Advertiser |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> Construction was expected to begin in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/australia-and-naval-group-ink-agreement-on-attack-class-submarine-program/ |title=Australia And Naval Group Ink Agreement On Attack-Class Submarine Program |work=Naval News |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=8 April 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323074845/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/australia-and-naval-group-ink-agreement-on-attack-class-submarine-program/ |archive-date=23 March 2021 }}</ref> The class would have been known as the ''Attack''-class submarine with the first vessel named HMAS ''Attack''.

On 16 September 2021, Australia cancelled the ''Attack''-class project and entered into [[AUKUS|a partnership with the United States and United Kingdom]] to obtain nuclear submarine technology ([[SSN-AUKUS]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=GDC|date=16 September 2021|title=Australia To Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarine, Scraps Conventional Submarine Project|url=https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/09/16/australia-to-acquire-nuclear-powered-submarine-scraps-conventional-submarine-project/|access-date=16 September 2021|website=Global Defense Corp|language=en-US}}</ref> The reactors run on [[weapons-grade uranium]], are sealed and last for the thirty three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/17/australia-considered-buying-nuclear-submarines-from-france-before-ditching-deal-peter-dutton-says|title=Australia considered buying nuclear submarines from France before ditching deal, Peter Dutton says|date=17 September 2021|work=The Guardian |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> The ones France uses, on the other hand, have to be serviced every ten years since it switched from weapons-grade to [[low-enriched uranium]] (LEU) to fuel its nuclear-powered submarines from the {{sclass|Rubis|submarine|4}} onward; this therefore requires a domestic nuclear industry, which Australia lacks.

===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>

==See also==
* [[List of submarines of France]]
* [[Submarine forces (France)]]
* [[Future of the French Navy]]
* [[Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]
* [[Cruise missile submarine]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Suffren class submarines}}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229011712/http://www.dcn.fr/us/offre/sous-marins/barracuda.html |title=DCN official site|date=29 February 2008}}
*{{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060330024556/http%3A//www%2Enavyleague%2Eorg/sea_power/oct_02_37%2Ephp |title=France unveils plans for new Barracuda SSNs |date=30 March 2006}}
*[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/frances-future-ssns-the-barracuda-class-02902/ France's Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class] at Defense Industry Daily.

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