Replacing the Subs

[Retired AF Guy]

Nothing out of Poland. Their PM tweeted 2 weeks ago that a decision was imminent and then nothing.

Seems to be have been some confusion about that. He said there would be a decision in a week and then went around and said Poland would make her choice before the end of the year.

And I think if Poland chooses the U212 CD (and most open source reporting seems to indicate that the European manufacturers have the edge over SK) then TKMS will drop out of the CPSP.

 

[PHughes]

A very informative discussion . . .

 

[PHughes]

Seems to be have been some confusion about that. He said there would be a decision in a week and then went around and said Poland would make her choice before the end of the year.

And I think if Poland chooses the U212 CD (and most open source reporting seems to indicate that the European manufacturers have the edge over SK) then TKMS will drop out of the CPSP.

Or TKMS would look at all the nations under contract (Norway, Poland) and shipyards that currently build Type 21(X) boats like Italy and optimize a global production chain that does final assembly of boats in Germany.

And Canada, a producer of MK 48 torpedo tubes (size format compatible with 212 CD tubes would be an excellent fit in that global production chain

Maybe

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Or TKMS would look at all the nations under contract (Norway, Poland) and shipyards that currently build Type 21(X) boats like Italy and optimize a global production chain that does final assembly of boats in Germany.

And Canada, a producer of MK 48 torpedo tubes (size format compatible with 212 CD tubes would be an excellent fit in that global production chain

Maybe

Mind you, if we went with KSS, it's likley the same companies could make the tubes for the later batches as well.