French Navy’s First Barracuda-Class Submarine Suffren Begins Sea Trials

Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the first dive for the Suffren at sea, carried out on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, after her departure from the naval base of Cherbourg. The Suffren is the first of six Barracuda nuclear attack submarines. Led by the French Armaments Directorate (DGA), these sea trials, which will last several months, will confirm the robustness and efficiency of the submarine before its delivery to the French Navy. Read Full News At This Link...

Rendering of a French Navy Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN)

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