DCNS has welcomed Jay Weatherill, the Premier of South Australia, to the company’s facilities in Cherbourg, France. Premier Jay Weatherill was provided with a tour of the shipyard, which included a visit to the hall where the Suffren, the first submarine of the Barracuda programme for the French Navy, is currently being constructed.
Cherbourg is the industrial base for DCNS and the heart of the company’s submarine capability. 107 submarines have been constructed there since the late 19th century.
Currently, four Barracuda SSNs are under construction in the shipyard. The Suffren is due to be delivered to the French Navy at the end of 2017.
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