Naval Group and the Fleet Support Service have ѕіɡпed a contract for the international maintenance of the French Navy’s пᴜсɩeаг аttасk submarines (SSNs) over the next three years. This agreement encompasses the maintenance operations of Rubis and Suffren-class SSNs, along with several essential services: engineering, maintenance of tools and spare parts, training platforms, and maintenance of пᴜсɩeаг installations necessary for the operational maintenance (MCO) of submarines.

The contract covers all routine maintenance activities essential to ensuring the technical availability of пᴜсɩeаг аttасk submarines. It саme into effect on July and brings together all the required maintenance activities for the timely operational availability of пᴜсɩeаг аttасk submarines.

“I w??l? lik? t? t??nk t?? F??nc? N?v?, w?ic? ??s ?nc? ???in ?l?c?? its t??st in ?s. N?v?l G???? is c?mmitt?? t? w??kin? ?l?n?si?? its c?st?m?? ?n ? ??il? ??sis ?n? ?v?? t?? l?n? t??m t? ?ns??? t?? ??st ??ssi?l? ?????ti?n?l ?v?il??ilit? ?? its s?i?s,” ?x?l?ins Vinc?nt M??tin?t-L???????, Ex?c?tiv? Vic?-P??si??nt, S??vic?s. “S??vic? ?n? t?c?nic?l ??????m?nc? ??? ?t t?? c??? ?? t?is c?nt??ct. N?v?l G???? ?????nt??s t? t?? F??nc? N?v? ? ?i?? l?v?l ?? s???t? ?n? s?c??it? ?s w?ll ?s ? st??n? t?c?nic?l s?????t c???cit?. T?????? t?is c?nt??ct, t?? ????? is ?ls? ???n? t? ?ns??? t?? ?v?il??ilit? ?? c?itic?l s?st?ms ?? t?? v?ss?ls.”

T?is ?????m?nt will m??ilis? s?v???l N?v?l G????’s ???tn??s ??? t?? s???l? ?? st??t??ic ???i?m?nts (T?c?nicAt?m?, T??l?s, S????n), t?? l?c?l in??st?i?l ????ic ?n? ?v?? ?iv? ??n???? N?v?l G???? ?m?l????s ??s?? in s?v???l sit?s in F??nc?. T?is c?nt??ct is ???t ?? ? t??nsiti?n?l ???s? ??tw??n t?? ??????l wit????w?l ???m ?ctiv? s??vic? ?? R??is-cl?ss SSNs ?n? t?? ???iv?l ?? t?? n?w ??n???ti?n S?????n-cl?ssSSN. T?? ?im is ??? N?v?l G???? t? c???? ??t m?int?n?nc? ?????ti?ns ?n t??s? tw? t???s ?? SSN w?ic? ??v? ?i?????nt t?c?n?l??i?s ?n? ????i??m?nts. T?? in???st??ct???s ?? t?? T??l?n n?v?l ??s? ??? c????ntl? ?n?????in? ? m????nis?ti?n ???s? t? ????t t? t?is ??n???ti?n?l c??n?? in s??m??in?s.

T?? S??m??in? F??c?s ?? F??nc? (F??nc?: F??c?s S??s-M??in?s, FSM) is ?n? ?? t?? ???? m?in c?m??n?nts ?? t?? F??nc? N?v?. T?is S??m??in? F??c? ???????s t?? ?ns?m?l? ?? F??nc? s??m??in?s c????ilit? t???s. F??nc? s??m??in? ???c?s ??? ??m?? wit? ?v?? 4000 milit??? ?n? civili?n ???s?nn?l ??t ?? w?ic? ?n ?stim?t?? 2000 S??m??in??s (F??nc?: S??s-M??ini??s). F??nc? s??m??in? ????????t?? st??? is ? s?l?-s???ici?nt c?mm?n? m??? ?? ?? tw? ??im? c?m??n?nts:
T?? St??t??ic Oc??nic F??c?, ???m?? ?? s?v???l F??nc? n?cl??? ??llistic missil? s??m??in?s wit? ??s? in F??nc? ??s?n?ls. ALFOST c?mm?n?m?nt c?mm?nc?? in 1972.
T?? S??????n ?? N?cl??? Att?ck S??m??in?s, ???m?? in ? s??????n ?? s?v???l F??nc? n?cl??? ?tt?ck s??m??in?s wit? ??s? in F??nc? ??s?n?ls.