Attack-class submarine
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The Attack-class submarine was a proposed class of advanced conventionally powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, intended to modernize and expand Australia’s long-range undersea warfare capabilities before the program was cancelled.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conventionally powered attack submarine
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submarine class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Australian Government in 2016 as preferred design ⓘ |
| basedOn | Barracuda-class submarine design ⓘ |
| cancellationAnnouncedBy | Government of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | decision to pursue nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS ⓘ |
| category |
Cancelled Australian military projects
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Proposed submarine classes ⓘ |
| competedWith |
German Type 216 proposal
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Japanese Soryu-class proposal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractSigned | 2019 ⓘ |
| contractType | strategic partnership agreement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| designer | Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designOrigin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedArmament |
anti-ship missiles
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land-attack cruise missiles ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| intendedConstructionCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedConstructionSite | Osborne Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedCrew | approximately 60 ⓘ |
| intendedDisplacement |
approximately 4700 tonnes surfaced
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over 5000 tonnes submerged ⓘ |
| intendedOperationalTheatre | Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| intendedRange | very long range for Pacific and Indian Ocean operations ⓘ |
| intendedRole | long-range undersea warfare ⓘ |
| intendedService | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedServiceEntry | 2030s ⓘ |
| intendedServiceLife | several decades into mid-21st century ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace | Collins-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalForce | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberPlanned | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalControversy | cancellation strained Australia–France relations ⓘ |
| powerplantBasis | nuclear-powered Barracuda-class adapted to conventional propulsion ⓘ |
| primeContractor | Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programCancelled | 2021 ⓘ |
| programCostEstimate | tens of billions of Australian dollars ⓘ |
| programName | Future Submarine Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programStatus | cancelled before construction ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
conventionally powered
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diesel-electric ⓘ |
| replacedByProgram | AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | Competitive Evaluation Process for Future Submarine ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| technologyTransferPlanned | French to Australian shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
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