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# Thales wins contract to supply sonar suite for Dutch Orka-class submarines
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-19-thales-orka-submarine-sonar-contract/
- Published: 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:34.000Z
- Description: Thales won the contract to supply the full sonar suite, bow, flank, intercept and towed-array sonars, for the Netherlands' future Orka-class submarines built by Naval Group, estimated by Naval News at over EUR 100 million.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Naval News, 19 March 2025](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/03/thales-to-provide-high-performance-sonar-suite-for-dutch-orka-class-submarines/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not disclose an official contract value, which neither Thales nor Naval Group confirmed.

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