I still haven't found anything recent that addresses the status of the Portuguese 214s. I did find this source that talks about the Greek submarine program.
I've checked ThyssenKrupp and its relevant subsidiary (HDW) for news. Nothing reported. Jane's is quiet, too.
BTW, ThyssenKrupp also owns B&V and Kokums as well as HDW, so they dominate the export submarine business. Only Russia is close with its Kilo and variants, but those seem not to be the export submarine system of choice, even if the sub itself is capable. Buying a sub is buying a weapons system and it's the training and maintenance that really cost the big bucks, Euros, or rubles. The market seems to favor the Germans on most, if not all points. My guess is that Kokums has also done well enough for the Aussies on their Collins package, which included local assembly in Oz. There were some technical problems with Collins, but I think the key to the issues is how well Kokums and the RAN work(ed) together to solve the issues.
While researching, I also found this reference on German sub exports:
I wonder if there is any news of the D&E 1:144 R/C conversion... I hope it isn't in the same doldrums as the prototype. Of course, the weather hasn't been so hot in the mid-Atlantic. We got about three feet of snow in DC since Friday and had electricity outages. Lots of shoveling to do and no light does put a damper on construction.
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I've checked ThyssenKrupp and its relevant subsidiary (HDW) for news. Nothing reported. Jane's is quiet, too.
BTW, ThyssenKrupp also owns B&V and Kokums as well as HDW, so they dominate the export submarine business. Only Russia is close with its Kilo and variants, but those seem not to be the export submarine system of choice, even if the sub itself is capable. Buying a sub is buying a weapons system and it's the training and maintenance that really cost the big bucks, Euros, or rubles. The market seems to favor the Germans on most, if not all points. My guess is that Kokums has also done well enough for the Aussies on their Collins package, which included local assembly in Oz. There were some technical problems with Collins, but I think the key to the issues is how well Kokums and the RAN work(ed) together to solve the issues.
While researching, I also found this reference on German sub exports:
I wonder if there is any news of the D&E 1:144 R/C conversion... I hope it isn't in the same doldrums as the prototype. Of course, the weather hasn't been so hot in the mid-Atlantic. We got about three feet of snow in DC since Friday and had electricity outages. Lots of shoveling to do and no light does put a damper on construction.
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