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Manufacturer:Thales Group / Naval GroupIntroduced: 2022|Status: active|Origin: France
NAVALSPEC // SUFFREN-CLASS
Suffren
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
87
MOBILITY
88
PROTECTION
89
SENSORS
93
COMBAT VALUE
89
UNIT COST
$1600.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typesubmarine
Categorynaval
Country🇫🇷France
ContractorThales Group / Naval Group
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2022
Service StatusActive
Data SourceMarine Nationale Barracuda Program Dossier / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
89/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
91/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length99.5 m
Width8.8 m
Height7.3 m
Weight5,300,000 kg
Crew65 personnel
Max Speed46 km/h
Range20,000 km
Endurance70 hrs
PowerplantK15 pressurized water nuclear reactor (150 MWth) with hybrid turbo-electric propulsion
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
24 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
4x 533mm torpedo tubes firing MdCN cruise missiles, F21 torpedoes, and Exocet SM3924 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
Deck hatch for Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) supporting Special Forces PSM swimmer delivery vehicles
GUIDED MISSILES
MdCN Naval Cruise MissileSM39 Exocet Block 2 Mod 2 anti-ship missile
TORPEDOES
F21 Artemis heavyweight electric wire-guided torpedoes
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
Safran optronic non-hull-penetrating search mast(45 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
Thales UMS 3000 integrated sonar suite with bow sonar, flank arrays, obstacle avoidance, and towed array sonar(75 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Naval Group🇫🇷
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇫🇷
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: MBDAPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness110 mm
CountermeasuresCanto acoustic countermeasures, SEAL anti-torpedo decoys
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioSyracuse IV military satellite network
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$1,600,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$35,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$20,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~3 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇫🇷FranceDomestic Operator
3units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
87/100
Mobility
88/100
Protection
89/100
Sensors
93/100
Reliability
88/100
Maintainability
87/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceMarine Nationale Barracuda Program Dossier / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Last Verification Date2026-10-07