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The sensor suite for the four Dutch submarines will form the basis for Thales\u2019s export offer for other upcoming submarine programs, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract \u201cis our stepping stone to a new generation of export-contract submarine systems,\u201d Michaud said. \u201cThat\u2019s why this contract is absolutely key for us, because that\u2019s the first one of hopefully a long series of contracts. The market is pretty active now in the submarines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thales signed an agreement with Naval Group to supply the four sonar suites, with a contract value somewhere between \u20ac100 million ($109 million) and \u20ac1 billion, according to Michaud, who declined to give an exact price. \u201cLet say that we are extremely happy with this contract.\u201d Thales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thalesgroup.com\/en\/united-kingdom\/news\/thales-deliver-next-generation-sonar-systems-royal-navys-dreadnought-submarines\"><u>won a contract<\/u><\/a> from BAE Systems in 2020 to provide the sonar system for the U.K.\u2019s four Dreadnought nuclear submarines with a value of \u00a3330 million ($428 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sensor suite will be \u201cheavily derived\u201d from the system equipping the French Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines, according to Michaud. The same Thales team working on delivering the last three of the six submarines in the Suffren class will work on the Dutch contract, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands a year ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/03\/15\/frances-naval-group-wins-6-billion-dutch-submarine-project\/\"><u>picked Naval Group<\/u><\/a> to build four conventionally-powered attack submarines in a project worth as much as \u20ac5.65 billion to replace the country\u2019s aging Walrus-class subs. The Dutch boats will be based on the same Barracuda program from Naval Group that produced the Suffren class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had Barracude, we invested a lot thanks to the French MoD and French Navy, and this gives us a competitive edge,\u201d Michaud said. \u201cWe keep improving our product with this export-contract submarine with very, very tough requirements from the Dutch Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the products included in the sonar suite for the Dutch submarines already exist, and are being progressively improved with regards to hardware and software, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first two submarines in the Dutch contract are scheduled to be delivered by 2034, and \u201cwe are working full speed already to be on time for the delivery of the first submarine,\u201d Michaud said. He said that given the complexity of everything that needs to be assembled, \u201cI will be happy in 2034 when everything is delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thales says it\u2019s the world leader in sonar, equipping around 50 submarines and with a share of around 50% of the accessible market. Customers include the French, British and Austalian navies, as well as Singapore, Chile and Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thales will delivery \u201cthe full array of what can be installed on a submarine as far as acoustics are concerned\u201d for the Dutch boats, including main antennas such as the bow-mounted cylindrical array and the flank array sonar, according to Michaud. Other equipment will include an intercept array on the top of the submarine and a mine and obstacle-avoidance sonar that can also do seabed mapping<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French company is working with Dutch company Optical11 to develop a towed linear antenna using optical technology that would be included in the Thales sonar suite. The Amsterdam-based firm says it\u2019s the world leader in fiber optic sensing technology for ultra-sensitive early warning systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technology readiness level for the optical array \u201cis not yet at a stage that would allow us to go full production from day one,\u201d Michaud said. Thales and Optical11 agreed on a feasibility study in November that will last most of 2025, with the goal of including the technology on the Dutch submarines. \u201cIt\u2019s a very challenging technology, but very promising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf this is successful, and we are working hard to make it successful, we will definitely adopt this technology or this product for our export-country contracts,\u201d Michaud said. He said that France\u2019s defense ministry is also developing a optical towed array, however this is proprietary \u201cand we will never be able to export this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch submarines will be fitted with a double row of flank array sonar as a cost-effective way to increase the sensor surface and improve detection, as developing a new array would have been \u201cextremely expensive\u201d and would have taken too long, Michaud said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding a plan by Poland to buy submarines, Michaud said Thales doesn\u2019t comment on market opportunities led by Naval Group. 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