UDT: Dutch MoD advances submarine replacement
The Dutch MoD plans to finalise a specification requirement for a new submarine mid-2015 to replace the Walrus-class.
‘The cost-benefit ration for another overhaul is extensive so the submarines need to be replaced,’ said Captain Hugo Ammerlaan, Commanding Offices Submarine Services Netherlands at UDT in Liverpool
A current €95.3 million Life Extension Programme (LEP) extends the life of the Walrus-class until 2025.
Ammerlaan said that in 2015 the Dutch MoD will present its vision to the parliament with a requirement being finalised later that year. He expects that the decision process is going to be complex.
‘We had to postpone
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