Outlast, outperform, outmanoeuvre
The C71 family Expeditionary submarine is a long-range, high-endurance vessel, with the accommodation and storage capacity to keep its crew comfortable, fully equipped and operational for longer.
Protecting underwater infrastructure and shipping routes is imperative. Saab’s submarines have vast experience in seabed operations, and are ideal for the protection of critical underwater infrastructure, as well as shipping routes.
The Collins-class submarines
The Oceanic Extended range segment can be exemplified by the Collins-class submarine. Between 1993 and 2001, six Collins-class submarines were designed, constructed and delivered to the Australian Navy.
A long-range, multi-mission patrol submarine was required for short- and long-duration operations. Saab’s business area Kockums worked alongside the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC), providing technology transfer for design and construction using an advanced modular method. At the time, this was the largest single export deal from Sweden in history.
77.8 metres (255 ft) in length, with a beam of 7.8 metres (26 ft) and a waterline depth of 7 metres (23 ft), the six boats were the largest conventionally powered submarines in the world at the time of their commissioning. The submarines are single-hulled with two deck compartments.