Barracuda Type SSN and Naval Special Forces

Exclusive interview with Stephan Meunier, Naval Group’s Operational Marketing Director and former Rubis-class SSN commander in the French Navy, on the Barracuda type SSN’s capability to deploy and support Naval Special Forces. ===================== The future Barracuda type SSNs (Suffren-class) of the French Navy are able to accommodate up to 15 special operation forces (the famous Commandos Marine). While the preceding Rubis-class is only able to deploy a handful of swimmers from the torpedo tubes, full