German Navy Orders 2 More U-212A Submarines
Oct 17, 2006 10:50 UTCOn September 22, 2006, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems subsidiaries HDW and Nordseewerke (DBA “ARGE 2. Los 212A”) signed a contract with the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement. It covers the delivery of another two U-212A Class diesel-electric submarines with air-independent propulsion systems and “major” communications improvements, as well as improved underwater sensor and signal processing technologies. See HDW release. In April 2006, a German U-212A set a world record for non-nuclear subs with a two-week-long dive from Eckernfoerde in Germany to Rota in Spain.