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By MARK PRIGG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:59 EST, 2 July 2015 | UPDATED: 18:29 EST, 2 July

2015

Saab has unveiled what it claims is the world’s most advanced stealth
submarine.

The A26 sub is 207 feet long, and features a ‘ghost mode’ to make it
virtually undetectable when underwater.
It also features a unique pod that allows special forces divers to enter
and exit the sub while it is underwater.

The A26 sub is 207 feet long, and features a ‘ghost mode’ to make it
virtually undetectable when underwater.

It can also ‘play dead’ at the bottom of the sea to remain unfound –
while divers can still exit to lay mines
STEALTH SUB SPECS

Type A26 submarines are nearly 207 feet in length, 21 feet in the
beam.

The have an endurance of 45 days or 18 days underwater.

They have a test depth of about 658 feet.

They will be conventional diesel-electric submarines equipped with

the Kockums Stirling AIP (air-independent propulsion) system for
enhanced stealth.

The firm has already signed a $1 billion deal to build two of the new
submarines for the Swedish Navy.

‘Extreme stealth is at the heart of the Kockums A26 submarine,’ the

firm said.

‘Sweden is unleashing its GHOST (Genuine HOlistic STealth) technol-

ogy, thus making the Kockums A26 submarine effectively invisible.’

The order, with a value of about $1.04 billion, is for construction of

two Type A26 submarines and conducting mid-life upgrades to two
Gotland-class submarines.

Work on the two A26s is to be completed by 2024.

Type A26 submarines are nearly 207 feet in length, 21 feet in the
beam and have an endurance of 45 days or 18 days underwater.

They have a test depth of about 658 feet.

They will be conventional diesel-electric submarines equipped with

the Kockums Stirling AIP (air-independent propulsion) system for
enhanced stealth.

‘Sweden has long experience in designing very silent submarines,’ the

firm says.
‘In the Kockums A26 submarine, an extremely resilient platform tech-
nique incorporating extensive rubber mountings and baffles is used to
minimise noise from operating machines and transient noise, as well
as absorbing shocks.

To further reduce emitted noise, the space between the frames is

equipped with acoustic damping plates.

Saab unveils ‘world’s most advanced’ submarine

Hull shape and fins designed to make it appear almost invisible

‘Intelligence gathering, surveillance and sea denial along coastlines

are becoming increasingly important, ‘ Saab said.

‘Operations in shallow water enable submarines to carry out covert

monitoring of targets on land or sea using a range of electro-optical
and electromagnetic sensors.

‘Moreover, the ability of a submarine to lie motionless on the ocean

floor, or ‘bottom out’, makes it almost impossible to find.’

HOW GHOST MODE WORKS

Extreme stealth is at the heart of the Kockums A26 submarine, and it

depends on good design right from the very beginning, Saab claims.

‘Sweden has long experience in designing very silent submarines,’ it

says.

‘In the Kockums A26 submarine, an extremely resilient platform tech-

nique incorporating extensive rubber mountings and baffles is used to
minimise noise from operating machines and transient noise, as well
as absorbing shocks.
Saab’s A26 design includes a Multi-mission Portal flexible payload
capability with a lock system in addition to its conventional torpedo
tubes.

To further reduce emitted noise, the space between the frames is

equipped with acoustic damping plates.

This approach is used in combination with, for example, encapsulated

Stirling and diesel engine modules; flexible hoses and compensators;
and specifying maximum flow speed in air ducts, minimum bending
radius on cables and pipes, and the design of out-board holes and cav-
ities.

To become invisible, further ways of keeping silent are exploited by

the Kockums A26 submarine:

The target strength of the Kockums A26 submarine is minimal

because of the vessel’s unique hull shape, the unique fin design, sonar
and equipment accommodation, and a new type of surface acoustic
absorption or reflection coatings.
The lock system makes it easy for commandos to enter and exit the
boat, and is large enough to allow the launch and retrieval of
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.

This highly optimised design also cuts the hydrodynamic signatures

and flow noise around the submarine, both in deep water and near
the surface.

The magnetic signature is suppressed by an advanced degaussing sys-

tem that is controlled by external sensors to facilitate compensation
in all geographical locations and headings.

Galvanic signatures, primarily electrical but including secondary

magnetic signatures are reduced by a specially designed cathodic pro-
tection system and careful material selection that minimise electrical
signatures without compromising the corrosion protection of the sub-
marine.

The two vessels will be delivered to Sweden’s Defense Materiel

Organization in late 2018 and late 2019, respectively.

‘Saab will deliver world-class submarines to Sweden,’ said Hakan Bus-

khe, president and chief executive officer of Saab. ‘Our ability to work
closely with customers, to meet their needs with modern manufactur-
ing and products, is one of Saab’s greatest skills.

‘Saab is also exploring export opportunities to provide complete sub-

marine systems to a select number of countries, plus sub-systems
across the wider market.’
The two vessels will be delivered to Sweden’s Defense Materiel
Organization in late 2018 and late 2019, respectively.

Added Gunilla Fransson, head of Saab’s Security and Defense Solu-

tions business area: ‘The A26 will be a unique and high-tech subma-
rine with proven modular design, which gives the platform a high
level of availability at a low life-cycle cost.

‘The submarine will have long-endurance submerged performance

and excellent maneuverability in all waters.

‘Safety is paramount and A26 will be highly survivable thanks to mod-

ern underwater stealth technology and a unique heritage of shock
resistant design.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-

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invisible-enemies-allows-divers-silently-enter-exit.html#ixzz3eox-
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