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Brazil Commissions Its First Scorpène Type Submarine: Launched in December 2018, the Riachuelo - Scorpène class conventional attack submarines (SSK) - successfully completed her sea trials and has now been delivered and entered into service within the Brazilian Navy. Compared to previous Scorpene class submarines, the S-BR features a stretched hull section to provide more submerged endurance. Extremely stealthy and fast, it has a level of operating automation that allows a limited number of crew, which reduces its operating costs significantly. Its combat edge is highlighted by the fact that it has 6 weapon launching tubes, 18 weapons (torpedoes, missiles).
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