France’s Naval Group Set to Win €2.5 Billion Submarine Deal
- Saab and Thyssenkrupp set to lose out to French rival
- EU nations are boosting defense spending in response to Russia
The Naval Group shipyard in Cherbourg, France.
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France’s Naval Group SA is closing in on a contract worth at least €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) to build four submarines for the Netherlands.
The Dutch government is expected to announce that it has chosen Naval Group within the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the process. A Swedish-Dutch consortium, comprising Saab AB and Damen Shipyards Group NV, and Germany’s Thyssenkrupp AG were also in the running.