Overview
- Indra signed a new deal with Kongsberg to deliver fully digital electronic warfare suites and advanced radars for six additional Type 212CD submarines for Germany and Norway, bringing its fit-out to 12 boats.
- The electronic warfare gear will help crews detect, identify, and counter hostile signals, while the radars support surveillance and navigation in cluttered waters.
- Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems leads the program and is building the common-design boats, with Norway raising its order in February to six hulls.
- The new award follows Kongsberg’s December contract for ORCCA combat-system elements, showing a staged build of sensors and combat capabilities across European partners.
- Type 212CD submarines use air-independent propulsion that lets diesel-electric boats stay submerged far longer than on batteries alone, a design aimed at North Atlantic patrols and NATO interoperability.