Brazil launches nuclear submarine program

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday inaugurated a naval installation that will make parts for conventional submarines – and eventually a nuclear-powered submarine – under cooperation agreements signed with France in 2009.

The launch of the facility marks the first concrete step toward construction of what will be Latin America’s first submarine powered by a nuclear reactor.

“With this initiative, we join a select group of countries with access to a nuclear submarine,” Rousseff said.

She stressed that the nuclear-powered watercraft that Brazil plans to bring into operation in 2023 will not be an instrument of war, but rather will aid in conflict prevention and defense.

“The defense industry is a peace industry, but above all a knowledge (industry),” Rousseff said, adding that the facility inaugurated Friday also will be a center for “technology production and diffusion”.

The agreements with France cover the joint production of five submarines, one of them nuclear-propelled; 50 helicopters; a military shipyard; and a naval base, all with French technology.

The plant inaugurated Friday, the shipyard and the military base will require investment of 7.8 billion reais ($3.9 billion) through 2017 and create 9,000 direct jobs and 32,000 indirect jobs, the Defense Ministry said.
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[KRAIT]

French are having good time.

 

[Skull and Bones]

French DCNS proposed a SSN for Indian navy AFAIK.

 

[GR!FF!N]

French DCNS proposed a SSN for Indian navy AFAIK.

Selling us SSN is not possible.only if we can replay our drama of "Leasing" them.. by the way,did they offer us Barracuda???

 

[mehboobkz]

Selling us SSN is not possible.only if we can replay our drama of "Leasing" them.. by the way,did they offer us Barracuda???

They can provide consultancy service just as Russians did.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Selling us SSN is not possible.only if we can replay our drama of "Leasing" them.. by the way,did they offer us Barracuda???

A joint development, based on enlarged Scorpene. I don't know of that much deal, the news was dated as back as in the 08-09s.

 

[A1Kaid]

If France keeps selling advance weaponry and military hardware to third world countries then it deserves to face consequences. US should teach France a lesson and take punitive measures against France.

 

[karan21]

France is truly expanding its defence empire. Winning some big time deals.

 

[black_jack]

If France keeps selling advance weaponry and military hardware to third world countries then it deserves to face consequences. US should teach France a lesson and take punitive measures against France.

wake up kid !!!!!!!!
US and France are allies .

 

[Skull and Bones]

If France keeps selling advance weaponry and military hardware to third world countries then it deserves to face consequences. US should teach France a lesson and take punitive measures against France.

Doesn't US do the same?

 

[A1Kaid]

Doesn't US do the same?

I don't recall US selling nuclear submarine technology to third world countries.

 

[Skull and Bones]

I don't recall US selling nuclear submarine technology to third world countries.

It's not about third world countries that matters, what actually matters is sharing the technology.

 

[livingdead]

If France keeps selling advance weaponry and military hardware to third world countries then it deserves to face consequences. US should teach France a lesson and take punitive measures against France.

brazil is emerging big power, not some random third world country.

 

[Black Widow]

If France keeps selling advance weaponry and military hardware to third world countries then it deserves to face consequences. US should teach France a lesson and take punitive measures against France.

France has one of the most unbiased independent Foreign policy....

 

[Skull and Bones]

France has one of the most unbiased independent Foreign policy....

Yeah, just their hardware prices are way above market peers.