On September 29, 2018 Anonymous commentedon TKMS Type 212A and Type 212CD submarines:
For potential customer Poland's "ORKA" submarine - the competition between the TKMS Type 212CD and Saab A26 may be tight on price and other criteria.
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For potential customer Poland's "ORKA" submarine - the competition between the TKMS Type 212CD and Saab A26 may be tight on price and other criteria.
The TKMS Type 212A and Type 212CD (“Common Design”) are Baltic Sea-specific small submarines. [2 x Type 212CDs have been ordered for the German Navy and 4 x Type 212CDs for the Norwegian Navy].
The Type 212A and 212CDs have non-magnetic steel alloy hulls. Judging from its composition the 1.3964 Austenitic chromium-nickel stainless pressure hull steel for the Type 212A is very expensive.
Costs of Type 212CD and Sweden’s [Baltic specific?] A26 are similar. Norway may pay a total of US$1.81 billion for its 4 x Type 212CDs according this National Interestarticle. This article is very interesting, as it indicates the adoption of volunteer system for the German Navy submarine service has led to a lack of crew. This has made German submarine fleet semi-dysfunctional [with only three trained crews for its six [212A] submarines!”].
In comparison Sweden is paying a total of US$0.945 billion[March 2015 dollars] for its 2 x A26s submarines. [Submarine Matters reported a slightly higher total of US$1.04 billion (June 2015 dollars)]. Maritime Today [cited by Wiki reports that] on 18 March 2015 Sweden’s A26 project was restarted after the Swedish government placed a formal order for two A26 submarines for the Swedish Navy.