FIRST LOOK AT NEXT GENERATION FRENCH SSBN

Source: HI Sutton

Flag France’s Triomphant Class SSBNs are among the most modern submarines in NATO, but work is already underway on a replacement set to enter service around 2032. Defense news website Navy Recognition got an early look at the replacement design from Naval Group.

The third generation of French SSBN (after the Redoutable Class and Triomphant Class), the program is currently known as SNLE-3G (Sous-Marin Nucléaire Lanceur d’Engins de 3rd Génération). Work on the project bagan in 2012 and full-scale development is expected in 2019. Four boats are planned and the 2017 budget allocation was 117,733,692 Euros.

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