Barracuda Type SSN and Naval Special Forces

Exclusive interview with Stephan Meunier, Naval Group s Operational Marketing Director and former Rubisclass SSN commander in the French Navy, on the Barracuda type SSN s capability to deploy and support Naval Special Forces. The future Barracuda type SSNs (Suffrenclass) of the French Navy are able to accommodate up to 15 special operation forces (the famous Commandos Marine). While the preceding Rubisclass is only able to deploy a handful of swimmers from the torpedo tubes, full