Scorpene
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2005
Total Production : 23
Total Cost : USD $3.5 billion
The modular Scorpene-class submarines feature reduced acoustic emissions for stealth, integrated weapon system to achieve improved performance over previous generations, and automated systems to reduce the crew requested to operate the vessel. The Mesma Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, provided to the Scorpene submarines, extends the submerged endurance 3 to 4 times. Chile and Malaysia (Scorpene 2000) have ordered two Scorpene submarines each. The Malaysian Scorpenes will be delivered in 2009, and the Chilean in 2005 and 2007. O'Higgins class is the Chilean designation for the Scorpene-class submarines. India and Spain could be the next export customers for the Scorpene submarine with 6+6 and 3 vessels expected respectively. As of 2004, Spain signed up for four firm boats to be built by IZAR, now Navantia.
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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Scorpene Compact | Cancelled | ? | |
Scorpene Basic | Active | 2005 | 17 |
S-80 Plus | Under Development | 2023 | 4 |
Scorpene Evolved | Under Development | 2030 | 2 |
Scorpene Compact
Group : Attack Submarines
Status : Cancelled
Origin : France
Contractors : Naval Group, Navantia
Total Production : ?
The Scorpene Compact has been designed to perform littoral warfare missions and the main propulsion consists of Mesma AIP system. This submarine has been shortened compared to other Scorpene submarines. A shorten hull ensures improved maneuverability as well as optimized stealth features. Each Scorpene submarine features six 533mm bow located torpedo tubes with 18 weapons between torpedoes, mines (up to 30) and missiles. The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17 and Mk48 torpedoes and Exocet missiles. These submarines can perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), reconnaissance and intelligence, mine laying and special operations missions. No orders have been logged for the Scorpene Compact as of July 2018.
Specifications
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Crew | 22 | |
Number of Weapons | 18 | |
Torpedo Tubes | 6 | |
Dimensions | ||
Length | 59.4 meter | |
Mass | ||
Displacement Submerged | 1,450 ton | |
Performance | ||
Max Operating Depth | 200 meter | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed Submerged | 15 knot | |
Time | ||
Mission Endurance | 40 day |
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles | ||
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SM39 Exocet | 18 | |
Torpedoes | ||
F17 | 18 | |
Mark 48 ADCAP | 18 |
Scorpene Basic
Group : Attack Submarines
Status : Active
Also Known As : Kalvari (Indian Navy), Perdana Menteri (Malaysia), Project 75 P-75 (Indian Navy), S-BR (Brazilian Navy), Scorpene 2000
Origin : France
Contractors : Armaris*, Mazagon Dock Limited, Naval Group, Navantia, Odebrecht
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2005
Total Production : 17
Unitary Cost : USD $1.4 billion
Each Scorpene Basic submarine features six 533mm bow located torpedo tubes with 18 weapons between torpedoes, mines (up to 30) and missiles. The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17, BlackShark and Mk48 torpedoes and Exocet missiles. These submarines can perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), reconnaissance and intelligence, mine laying and special operations missions. The Scorpene Basic has been designed to perform a wide range of missions from the littoral environment to the open sea. It features a diesel-electric propulsion system. Four Scorpene Basic Submarines have been ordered by Chile and Malaysia with two boats assigned to each country. The Malaysian Navy will commission its first boat by 2008.
On November 20, 2004, O'Higgins, the first submarine ordered by Chile, performed the launch of two torpedoes, SUT and BlackShark, for the first time while submerged during sea trials near Loirent, France. On 9 September 2005, DCN handed over the O'Higgins submarine to the Chilean Navy for commissioning during a ceremony held at Cherbourg, France. The second boat ordered by Chile in 1997, named Carrera, was undergoing trials at port by Navantia, formerly Bazan/IZAR, in Cartagena, Spain. O'Higgins is expected to be commissioned before the end of 2005. On 20 July 2006, Spanish shipyards Navantia delivered the Carrera submarine to the Chilean Navy in Cartagena, Spain.
On 12 September 2005, India selected DCN's Scorpene design to enhance its submarine fleet. Six submarines were scheduled to be built under a program expected to last over 12/15 years. Mazagon Dock Limited shipyards in Bombay will build all six boats with Armaris - a joint venture between DCN and Thales - providing the combat system and DCN acting as the lead contractor. Armaris, a Thales and DCN joint venture, signed with the Indian government the purchase agreement on six Scorpene submarines as well as the technology transfer contract to Bombay Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) at New Delhi, India, on 6 October 2005. DCN share was valued at 900 million Euros.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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![]() | Active | 3/4 | Submarines scheduled to be commissioned beginning in 2015 under an agreement signed on December 23, 2008 |
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Specifications
Notes | ||
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Crew | 35 | |
Number of Weapons | 18 | |
Torpedo Tubes | 6 | |
Dimensions | ||
Beam | 6.2 meter | |
Draft | 5.4 meter | |
Length | 72 meter | |
Mass | ||
Displacement Submerged | 2,000 ton | |
Displacement Surfaced | 1,600 ton | |
Performance | ||
Max Operating Depth | 300 meter | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed Submerged | 20 knot | |
Top Speed Surfaced | 12 knot | |
Time | ||
Mission Endurance | 45 day |
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles | ||
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SM39 Exocet Block 2 | 18 | |
Torpedoes | ||
18 | ||
BlackShark | 18 | |
F17 | 18 | |
Mark 48 ADCAP | 18 |
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Active | September 1, 2022 | |
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Active | January 12, 2024 | |
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Under Construction | 2025 | |
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Under Construction | 2026 | |
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Active | 2005 | |
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Active | 2007 | |
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Active | December 14, 2017 | |
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Active | September 19, 2019 | |
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Active | March 10, 2021 | |
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Active | November 25, 2021 | |
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Active | January 23, 2023 | |
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Active | January 15, 2025 | |
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Planned | 2029 | |
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Planned | 2030 | |
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Planned | 2031 | |
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Active | January 27, 2009 | |
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Active | November 5, 2009 |
S-80 Plus
Group : Attack Submarines
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Isaac Peral (Spanish Navy), S-80, S-80A, Scorpene Basic-AIP
Origin : Spain
Contractor : Navantia
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 30, 2023
Total Production : 4
Unitary Cost : EUR €1.0 billion
The Scorpene Basic-AIP has been designed to perform a wide range of missions with a secondary Mesma AIP propulsion system for extended submerged endurance. Each Scorpene submarine features six 533mm bow located torpedo tubes with 18 weapons between torpedoes, mines (up to 30) and missiles. The Scorpene's torpedo tubes are compatible with F17 and Mk48 torpedoes and Exocet missiles. These submarines can perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), reconnaissance and intelligence, mine laying and special operations missions.
In 2003 the Spanish government ordered four Scorpene-AIP submarines worth €1,756 million under S-80 program to be built by IZAR. The Spanish Navy will replace current Agosta-class submarine fleet with four S-80 submarines. The program total cost for the Spanish Navy is estimated at 2,136 million Euro. In early January 2006, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract by Navantia for the development in partnership with other Spanish industrial leaders of an advanced combat system for the Spanish Navy's S-80A diesel submarines which would be built by Avantia. Lockheed Martin was responsible for the development of core combat system as a partner. The program was thereafter modified with the S-80 Plus submarines length increased to 88 meters. A new AIP system fueled by Ethanol is expected to be provided to the Spanish submarines by mid-2020s. The entry into service of the troubled S-80 submarines was delayed from 2018 to 2022.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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Specifications
Notes | ||
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Crew | 32 | +8 additional passengers |
Number of Weapons | 18 | |
Torpedo Tubes | 6 | |
Troops | 8 | |
Dimensions | ||
Beam | 11.7 meter | |
Diameter | 7.3 meter | |
Draft | 6.2 meter | |
Length | 80.8 meter | |
Propeller Diameter | 7.3 meter | |
Ship's Height | 13.7 meter | |
Mass | ||
Displacement Submerged | 2,965 ton | |
Displacement Surfaced | 695 ton | |
Performance | ||
Max Operating Depth | 300 meter | |
Max Range | 8,000 kilometer | |
Power | ||
Power | 3,600 kW | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed Submerged | 19 knot | |
Top Speed Surfaced | 12 knot | |
Time | ||
Mission Endurance | 50 day |
Gear
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Active | November 30, 2023 | |
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Under Construction | 2025 | |
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Under Construction | 2028 | |
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Under Construction | 2030 |
Scorpene Evolved
Group : Attack Submarines
Status : Under Development
Origin : Indonesia
Contractors : PT PAL*, Naval Group
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2030
Total Production : 2
The Scorpene Evolved is a joint project between Naval Group and PT PAL aimed at delivering an attack submarine powered by Full Lithium-Ion Battery (LiB). The Air-Independent Propulsion (IAP) system will enable the boat to stay underwater for 12 days. The Indonesian Navy ordered two boats in April 2024 to be built by PT PAL in Indonesia and delivered after 2030.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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Specifications
Notes | ||
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Crew | 31 | |
Days Submerged | 12 | |
Number of Weapons | 18 | |
Torpedo Tubes | 6 | |
Dimensions | ||
Length | 72 meter | |
Mass | ||
Displacement Submerged | 2,000 ton | |
Displacement Surfaced | 1,600 ton | |
Performance | ||
Max Operating Depth | 300 meter | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed Submerged | 20 knot | |
Time | ||
Days at Sea Over a Year | 240 day | |
Mission Endurance | 78 day |
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Planned | 2030 | |
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Planned | 2031 |
News

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On March 28th 2024, Indonesia chose Naval Group and PT PAL to strengthen the capabilities of the Indonesian Navy with two Scorpène® Evolved Full Lithium-Ion battery (LiB)

On March 27th, the third of the four Scorpène® submarines of the ProSub program was launched at the Itaguaí Naval base, in presence of the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio

Navantia has commissioned the S-81 “Isaac Peral” submarine to the Spanish Navy in the Naval Base in Cartagena.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to France, where he is expected to announce deals worth an estimated $10 billion for the purchase

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Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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