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French Firm Eyes Sub Sale to Brazil
By Pierre Tran
Paris — French naval company DCNS is looking to sell a conventional attack submarine of the Scorpene type to Brazil, as the South American country looks to expand its submarine fleet, an industry executive said.
“It’s part of normal commercial prospecting,†the executive said. “They are looking to develop their submarine fleet.â€
Brazil has five German-built conventional submarines and wants to buy a sixth. The executive said there are no talks for sale of a nuclear-powered boat, as reported by defense newsletter TTU Jan. 17. TTU reported French President Nicolas Sarkozy could offer technical assistance to Brazil to build an atomic-powered attack submarine in a forthcoming visit, drawing on expertise at DCNS and Areva, a nuclear power company.
The DCNS submarine would be an all-French product, not the Scorpene, which is a collaborative program with Spain. Chile, Malaysia and India have bought the diesel-electric Scorpene submarine, which uses acoustic technology developed for the new generation of French ballistic missile submarines.
By Pierre Tran
Paris — French naval company DCNS is looking to sell a conventional attack submarine of the Scorpene type to Brazil, as the South American country looks to expand its submarine fleet, an industry executive said.
“It’s part of normal commercial prospecting,†the executive said. “They are looking to develop their submarine fleet.â€
Brazil has five German-built conventional submarines and wants to buy a sixth. The executive said there are no talks for sale of a nuclear-powered boat, as reported by defense newsletter TTU Jan. 17. TTU reported French President Nicolas Sarkozy could offer technical assistance to Brazil to build an atomic-powered attack submarine in a forthcoming visit, drawing on expertise at DCNS and Areva, a nuclear power company.
The DCNS submarine would be an all-French product, not the Scorpene, which is a collaborative program with Spain. Chile, Malaysia and India have bought the diesel-electric Scorpene submarine, which uses acoustic technology developed for the new generation of French ballistic missile submarines.