Barracuda SSN Marine Nationale New Submarine

[B.Smitty]

Then again I think America should have sustained a diesel program as well. There is plenty of water we may fight in that may be tight for a 9,000 ton, billion $$, behemoth. And while we have 12 carriers only 3 or 4 are forward deployed at any one time so shadowing a carrier is hardly a single reason for maintaining a 5 SSN to 1 Carrier navy, "a % the French Navy also has with their 6 SSNs and 1 carrier".

SSKs just don't make sense for an expeditionary navy like the USN. They just take too long to get to the fight and can't stick around long enough or carry a large enough sensor or war load.

 

[contedicavour]

The new torpedo will be undoubtely the Blachshark.

F17 are going to be decommissioned by 2008.

Ah this is good news, both for French Navy capabilities and for our defence industries

A+

cheers