“A Beast of War”: France Unveils De Grasse, Its New “Invisible” Nuclear Submarine - Economic Scenarios

On 27 May 2025, in the military port of Cherbourg, a silent giant was launched. Its name: De Grasse. It is not only a nuclear submarine attack more — it is the latest in a programme of 10 billion euros that redefines French naval power for the coming decades. [...]

“A Beast of War”: France Unveils De Grasse, Its New “Invisible” Nuclear Submarine - Economic Scenarios

On 27 May 2025, the French Navy reached a crucial milestone in its modernization program with the transfer of De Grasse , the fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN), from the build hall to the DME floating platform at the Naval Group shipyard in Cherbourg. This step begins the final outfitting and systems integration, ahead of sea trials scheduled for 2026. The De Grasse is part of the Barracuda programme , a 10 billion euro inves…

Yesterday, the Naval Group has announced that it is getting ready to float a new Barracuda class nuclear submarine of the French National Navy, this after moving it from its original construction site to a floating platform of the type DME. The new ship will carry the name “De Grasse” and will be the fourth of a series of six units that will compose its class, also known as Suffren, which were acquired with the aim that they can replace the form…

In Cherbourg, less than two years after the nuclear attack submarine [SNA] Tourville, currently in technical shutdown after its long-term deployment [DLD], a prelude to its admission to active service, the SNA De Grasse, fourth in the “Barracuda” series, has just left its construction site to be transferred to the launching facility... This article In Cherbourg, the fourth Suffren-type nuclear attack submarine has joined the launching facility a…

On 27 May 2025, the nuclear attack submarine (SNA) De Grasse came out of its construction site to be transferred to the launching device. It is the fourth building of the Barracuda program, led by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), aimed at gradually replacing the Rubis-type SNAs of the National Navy. The [...]

Naval Group rolls out fourth Barracuda-class submarine De Grasse for sea trials preparation

The De Grasse is one of six Suffren-class submarines being built to replace the ageing Rubis-class fleet in service with the French Navy. The Barracuda programme, led by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) in collaboration with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), aims to deliver all six submarines by 2030. Naval Group is responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the submarines, including…