During his press conference on February 21, the boss of Naval Group Hervé Guillou, a few weeks from retirement, wanted to take stock of his mandate and the results of the French naval group in recent years. In the midst of Naval Group's major submarine and frigate programs (both in France and for export), Hervé Guillou did not fail to report the delivery of the first batch of new generation F21 heavy torpedoes. He thus refers to " the delivery of the first batch of F21 torpedoes, which is a real “game changer” in terms of heavy torpedoes, with performance considerably superior to what exists anywhere else in the world ».
In fact, far from being a simple auxiliary equipment of French submarines, the F21 torpedoes will be at the heart of their combat capabilities. Due to their expected performance and their high level of technicality, they will offer attack submarines (SSN) and nuclear missile submarines (SSBN) tactical capabilities absolutely unprecedented in the West. Qualities that have already attracted export, since the Brazilian Navy received its first F21 at the same time as the Navy.
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