Polish Navy chose French Scorpène class submarines

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Jun 21, 11, 23:34 #1

The French shipbuilding group DCNS is to build new Scorpène submarines for the Polish Navy. An Agreement on the joint with the Polish shipyard Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej SA construction of submarines was signed in late March. France has also pledged to train the crews of the submarines.

The naval forces of Poland now have 41 combat units, the most significant of which are two guided missile frigates, three small rocket ships, a corvette and five submarines.

The submarines will be the first new ships purchased by the Polish Navy during the last two decades.

Frigates Gen. K. Pułaski and Gen. T. Kościuszko type Oliver Hazard Perry were built in the U.S. in 1980 and handed over to Poland in 2000 and 2002, respectively. The four Kobben submarines were built early 1970s were transferred to Poland from Norway. The youngest submarine in the Polish Navy is a Soviet-built diesel-electric submarines Orzeł Project 877E "Varshavyanka" - it was handed over to Polish Navy in 1986.

Currently, Scorpène submarines serve in the Navy of Brazil, Chile, India, Malaysia. The cost of construction of one ship is about $ 450 million.
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Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06 ♂	Jun 21, 11, 23:54 #2
PennBoy: Polish Navy chose French Scorpène class submarines I don't think so.

PennBoyThreads: 157 Posts: 3,443 Joined: Dec 7, 08 ♂	Jun 22, 11, 00:53 #3
Grzegorz_: I don't think so. Care to elaborate? you work in the defense sector?

joepilsudskiThreads: 44 Posts: 2,529 Joined: Apr 27, 07 ♂	Jun 22, 11, 21:22 #4
Scorpene diesel-electric attack submarine

George8600Threads: 20 Posts: 1,114 Joined: Feb 19, 09 ♂	Jun 23, 11, 07:19 #5
I hear they have glass bottoms so that you can see the old French submarines... lol jking..the French make good weaponry regardless of their military history.

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