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Thales wins contract to supply sonar suite for Dutch Orka-class submarines

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.

Reported AI-drafted Naval News, 19 March 2025

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

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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