Steel Cut At Beginning Of A26 Submarine Program

September 16 2015

Sweden

Swedish defense firm Saab has announced the first construction milestone for a new class of submarines being built for the Swedish navy.

The first steel for the initial boat in the class was cut on Sept. 4 at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, according to a company release on Tuesday.

The sub will be able to operate in all oceans and a range of conflict environments, says Saab.

The release said that, in addition to standard mine, missile and torpedo payloads, the...

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