Sweden’s Defence Material Administration has awarded Saab a further order worth $600m (SEK 5.2 billion) to continue development, production and expand the capabilities of the two A26 Blekinge -class ...

The A26 program was formally launched in 2015 after FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) placed an order for two new generation submarines for the Royal Swedish Navy. Each of the Blekinge ...

A keel laying ceremony was held on 30 June at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden, for the first-in-class A26 submarine, Blekinge. The latest milestone means the two aft-most sections of ...

As with the A26, China's Type 39C/D may also operate ROV/AUVs. In China's case, it may be used to tap or sever Taiwan's undersea cables should China enforce a blockade of the self-governing island.