New launch device for subs
27 Aug 2008
UK engineering design and project management group Strachan & Henshaw, recently acquired by Babcock International, has developed a new submarine undercasing acoustic countermeasure launcher system.
Known generically as Kestros, the non-pyrotechnic launch device has already been selected by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to equip the Spanish Navy’s four new S-80A submarines to replace the Agosta class that have been in service since 1995.
Setting sail
The Kestros device has been selected by Navantia to equip the Spanish Navy’s new S-80A submarines.
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Project SEA1000, the future submarine, is upon us in more ways than one.
But what will the Collins replacement look like?
Will it be ready in 2025 when the first Collins is due for retirement?
How will the public react to a program that will last longer than 4-5 election cycles and cost more than any other Australian defence program in history?