Future Dutch Submarine: Naval Groups Conventional Barracuda

Interview with Naval Group on their proposal for the Walrusclass submarine replacement program. The French shipbuilder is proposing a conventional submarine based on the Barracuda type nuclearpowered submarine (in service with the French Navy and known as Suffrenclass). Laurent Mourre, commercial director for Europe and North America, and Thierry Petit, marketing manager for submarines, answered our questions: What are you proposing to the Royal Netherlands Navy Is there a key design feature that stands out Is your design futureproof For example, can it conduct seabed warfare operations The interview was recorded during NEDS 2022 on 17 November 2022. (NEDS stands for NIDV Exhibition Defence Security NIDV stands for Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security ). During the event, Naval News interviewed all three contenders as well as the head of DMO (Defense Materiel Organization, the procurement