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Why France has no hope in Future Submarine Selection

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French missile guidance technology is likely to improve the accuracy and lethality of BrahMos and closely related Russian Yakhont missiles. Above (1 minute, 15 seconds in) is a Russian made Yakhont missile being tested by the Indonesian Navy in 2012. Also note Cakra class (Type 209) submarine KRI Nanggala (No. 402) - from 55 seconds in.
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France has no hope in Australia's submarine selection (SEA 1000) because companies in the French defence sector have too strong a record of transferring sensitive military technology to Russia - soon Mistral amphibious assault ships and technology improving the BrahMos and Yakhont missiles. Hence the US will not supply sensitive submarine combat system for integration into French submarine builds - which sinks France's chances.

A timely report from OneIndia, June 18, 2015 http://www.oneindia.com/international/france-to-supply-key-technology-for-brahmos-1781273.html

"France to supply key technology for BrahMos missiles

Paris, June 18 [2015]: France has agreed 'in principle' to India's request for a crucial internal guidance technology to be provided by French company Safran (Sagem) for the BrahMos missiles. The issue was discussed in a bilateral meeting between the French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian and visiting Indian Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday.

Singh told Media India Group in an exclusive interview in Paris that he had already discussed the issue with the senior management of Sagem, which of course had agreed to provide the technology, if the French government gave its permission."Following this, I raised the issue with the French minister and he told me that he did not see a problem in this technology being given to BrahMos and now Sagem will have to apply for the permission to the French government for the technology transfer to happen," a confident Singh said."

Singh pointed out that Sagem would not be transferring the technology to the Indian government but to BrahMos, which is an Indo-Russian joint venture, even though the navigation system is for missiles of below 300 km range."

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The Indo-Russian BrahMos and closely related Russian Yakhont (SS-N-26 "Strobile") missiles are devastating supersonic anti-ship and potential land attack missiles. India and Russia wish to market them to countries in Australia's region, including Indonesia. 

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