First Pakistani Agosta SSK rolled out at DCN Cherbourg
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DCN Cherbourg is conducting sea trials for a new diesel-electric hunter-killer submarine for the Pakistani Navy after its launching fron the shipyard. The submarine is part of a contract for three naval submarines worth $950 mil. The contrac also includes agreements on technology transfer, technical assistance for submarine construction in Pakistani naval shipyards and retrofits of air-independent propulsion system. The new submarine is armed with F17 Mod2 533mm wire-guided heavyweight torpedo and SM-39 encapsulated version of Exocets.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 1998
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South Africa approves plan to buy corvettes and SSKs
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The South African cabinet has approved the proposals submitted by the South African navy (SAN) for the procurement of four patrol corvettes and three diesel-electric submarines. The government will have to set aside more than $1.1 billion for the four corvettes and another $853 million for the three submarines. However, SAN's proposed acquisition of four helicopters has been deferred to keep within the government's cash limits.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 1999
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Russian Navy moves forward with 'fourth generation' SSNs
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Several reports of defense system development, contracting, or delivery are led by news that Russia has already begun design on a successor to its recently deployed '3rd-generation' Gepard-class nuclear submarines.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2001
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