On June 17, N.R.P. TRIDENTE, the first of two Class 209PN submarines for the Portuguese Navy, was delivered on the premises of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft – a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) – in Kiel, Germany.
The new submarine has a combined diesel-electric fuel cell propulsion system. TKMS say that the Class 209PN combines the proven design principles of the Class 209 family with the innovative features of Class 214. Equipped with ultra-modern sensors and an integrated Command and Weapon Control System, the company says that it is optimally suited to its future reconnaissance and surveillance tasks.
