The French navy is preparing to receive new heavy new generation torpedoes. Naval Group company and agency procurement French Ministry of Defense weapons conducted a successful test of a torpedo F21, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal navyrecognition.com. The final tests were carried out on board a torpedo submarine Rubis type and have been found to be successful.
F21 prototype torpedo
New F21 torpedoes are designed to replace the basic 533-mm torpedo F17 Mod 2, standing on the arms of the French Navy. They equipped multi-purpose nuclear submarines Rubis and type of nuclear missile submarines of the type of Le Triomphant, but this is supposed to equip them six already ordered, but not yet built nuclear multipurpose submarines type Suffren (Barracuda project).
Also 30 F21 torpedoes ordered Brazil to non-nuclear weapons four Scorpene submarines modified project, built together with DCNS on the Brazilian program PROSUB.
Developing new torpedoes began in F21 2008 year, originally intended, they had to go to the army in 2015 year, but later moved the date on 2019 year. The delay was due to the change of contractors during the works on the dash.
6-meter torpedo caliber 533 mm weighs about fifteen tons and is capable of speeds up to 50 knots (93 kmh). Range defeat declared by the developer in 50 km and a depth of up to 500 m. Combined guidance system includes active and passive speakers and remote control via fiber-optic cable. Warhead equipped insensitive to handling explosives PBX B2211. Total for the French Navy ordered 93 torpedo.
