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The Barracuda class (or ''Suffren'' class) is a new nuclear attack submarine, designed by the French shipbuilder DCNS for the French Navy, replacing the s. Construction began in 2007 and the first unit will be commissioned in 2017. Barracudas will use technology from the , including pump jet propulsion. This class reportedly produces approximately 1/1000 of the detectable noise of the ''Redoutable''-class boats (submarines), and they are ten times more sensitive in detecting other submarines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SNLE-NG Le Triomphant )〕 They will be fitted with torpedo-tube-launched cruise missiles MDCN SCALP Naval for long-range (well above ) strikes against strategic land targets. Their missions will include anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, land attack, intelligence gathering, crisis management and special operations. The Barracuda type will use X-shaped stern planes. == History == In October 1998, the ''Delegation Générale pour l'Armement'', the French government's defense procurement agency, established an integrated project team consisting of the Naval Staff, DCN, Technicatome and the ''Commissariat a l'Énergie Atomique'', a regulatory body that oversees nuclear power plants, to oversee the design of a new attack submarine class. DCN was to be the boat's designer and builder while Technicatome, since absorbed Areva company, was to be responsible for the nuclear power plant. The two companies was to jointly act as a single prime contractor to share the industrial risks, manage the schedules, and be responsible for the design's performance and costs, which at the time was estimated to be US$4.9 billion.〔 The first boat was to commence sea trials in 2011 for an entry into service in 2012.〔 However the List of active French Navy ships, updated as of July 2015, states that the first new Barracuda-class submarine, ''Suffren'' will be launched in 2016 for sea trials, with anticipated commissioning into service in 2017. A conventionally powered derivative, dubbed the SMX-Ocean, has been proposed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SMX® Ocean Conventionally Powered Attack Submarine, France )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French Barracuda-class submarine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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