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French Navy’s SSN Duguay-Trouin nuclear submarine starts sea trials

SNA Duguay-Trouin has successfully completed dockside trials in Cherbourg before entering maiden sea trials.

The French defence company Naval Group has announced the start of sea trials for the French Navy’s second Suffren/Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine (SNA) Duguay-Trouin, off the Cherbourg naval base. The SNA Duguay-Trouin is scheduled to undergo its maiden sea trials in the Atlantic, and then in the Mediterranean. During these trials, the submarine’s technical and operational capabilities will be validated prior to its delivery, which is planned for later this year. [...]

The SNA Duguay-Trouin is the second of six SNAs acquired by the French Navy under the Barracuda programme, which was launched in 2006. The French Navy commissioned its first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, SNA Suffren, in June 2022, while the remaining four, Tourville, de Grasse, Rubis and Casabianca, are scheduled for delivery by 2030.

https://www.naval-technology.com/news/fr...ne-trials/

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