Future Dutch Submarine: Naval Group’s Conventional Barracuda

Interview with Naval Group on their proposal for the Walrus-class submarine replacement program. The French shipbuilder is proposing a conventional submarine based on the Barracuda type nuclear-powered submarine (in service with the French Navy and known as Suffren-class). ===================== 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 future-proof ? 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