The Type 212’s double hull displaces 1,800 tons submerged, and is made of nonmagnetic materials so that it is not suceptible to detection by magnetic anomaly detectors. The softer metal limits ...

The German Navy was a pioneer in large-scale submarine warfare, its U-boats able to contest the United Kingdom’s superior navy in ways that German surface warships could not. While modern-day ...

In addition to the German and Italian Type 212A variants, export versions of the Type 212 have been suggested for other navies. One derivative of note is the Type 212CD, which stands for Common ...

The first Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) built Type 212 Common Design (CD) submarine is expected to hit the water in 2027, Shephard learned during the UDT event in Rotterdam. The company is ...

The Type 212 submarines symbolize a joint enterprise between Germany and Norway. According to the NATO partners, “We need the submarines because the maritime threat situation makes this ...

Tests of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system for the Italian Navy's Improved Todaro (Type 212 NFS)-class submarines are moving forward, according to the Organisation for Joint Armament ...

An artist impression of the Italian Type 212 NFS submarine. (OCCAR) The Italian Navy's Type 212 Near Future Submarine (NFS) programme has achieved another milestone with the successful delivery of ...

The array of sensors will feed information into the ORCCA navigation system on the Type 212 Common Design (CD) submarine for Germany and Norway. Active sonar suite and bottom navigation technology ...

January 9, 2018: The German Navy has six modern Type 212 submarines and since mid-December none of them are available for service. One damaged its steering mechanism on December 19th when U-35 struck ...

Italy’s Near Future Submarine (NFS) design will be Italian in nature. Currently the backbone of Italian Navy’s (Marina Militare) submarine force are four Type-212A submarines. These are ...

These countries are all developing the Type 212 SSK design for their navies. Italy is using it to enhance its domestic SSK manufacturing capability, while a Norwegian-German program is piloting ...