From Strategy Page:
Pakistan is switching from France to Germany for its next batch of submarines, and is buying three Type 214 diesel electric submarines. Pakistan is currently building the last of five Agosta subs, with the assistance of the French designers.
The 214s will be built in Pakistan, and the first one will be in service in about six years. The Type 214 is a 1,700 ton, 202 foot long boat, with a crew of 27. It has four torpedo tubes and a top submerged speed of 35 kilometers an hour. Maximum diving depth is over 1,200 feet. The Type 214 is similar to the earlier Type 209 and Type 212. The Type 214 also has a air-independent propulsion (AIP) system. This enables the sub to stay underwater for over a week at a time. Pakistan is paying about $350 million per sub.
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Pakistan is switching from France to Germany for its next batch of submarines, and is buying three Type 214 diesel electric submarines. Pakistan is currently building the last of five Agosta subs, with the assistance of the French designers.
The 214s will be built in Pakistan, and the first one will be in service in about six years. The Type 214 is a 1,700 ton, 202 foot long boat, with a crew of 27. It has four torpedo tubes and a top submerged speed of 35 kilometers an hour. Maximum diving depth is over 1,200 feet. The Type 214 is similar to the earlier Type 209 and Type 212. The Type 214 also has a air-independent propulsion (AIP) system. This enables the sub to stay underwater for over a week at a time. Pakistan is paying about $350 million per sub.
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