The last triomhant class SSBN, "le terrible", will be launched this week. It will be equiped with the new M51 missile, and the new SYCOB combat system which will also be used in the future barracuda SSN.
Le terrible is 14 000 t dived, and carries 16xM51 nuclear ballistic missile, 9 000 km range. M51 has completed a second successful launch this year.
As a french, i'm very proud of our SSBN fleet, even if it's very expensive, especially when you hope they will remain unused.
SSBN are the more sophisticated machines mankind is able to build nowadays. There are two kinds of states. States with SSBN, and others. |