 Kockums A26 on Saab stand during Balt Military Expo 2016 in Gdansk, Poland. |
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Saab
received a contract last year to construct, verify and deliver two new
Type A26 submarines for the Swedish Navy to a total order value of SEK7.6
billion ($920 million, €825 million). Deliveries will start in 2022
and be finalized in 2024. Kockums A26 will be powered by conventional diesel-electric propulsion machinery, and equipped with fully integrated Kockums Stirling AIP systems (air-independent propulsion). The submarine will have optimised and balanced underwater signature properties, which will make A26 submarine extremely stealthy and very difficult to detect. |
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 Kockums A26 on Saab stand during Balt Military Expo 2016 in Gdansk, Poland. Note the double eagle coming out of the submarine's nose. |
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Saab’s
A26 uses the latest stealth technology and advanced tactical communication
to allow submarines to integrate their communications with those of other
defence forces and civilian agencies. Operational flexibility, together
with a comprehensive weapons suite, enables it to carry out a wide variety
of missions. Kockums A26 submarine is designed for the following missions: » Maritime security operations, including detecting and responding appropriately against illegal activities » Intelligence operations, covert in hostile areas, including acoustic, visual, electronic and communication intelligence, which may entail deployment of unmanned maritime vehicles » Covert mine countermeasure operations, including mine searching and clearance using unmanned underwater vehicles » Special operations by carrying, deploying and retrieving special forces along with equipment and underwater vehicles » Anti-submarine warfare by searching, locating and classifying approaching and attacking submarines, and by countering other submarines » Anti-surface warfare where both internal sensor data and/or external target information is used » Mine-laying in covert mode » Underwater work such as manipulating, deploying, retrieving or destroying underwater objects and installations |
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Balt Military Expo 2016: Saab Showcasing its Kockums A26 Next Gen Submarine
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