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I don't think the Swedish navy needs a bigger submarine. The use case was only for defending Swedish territorial water and there wasn't need for a bigger one.
by bjelkeman-again 9y ago
I don't think the Swedish navy needs a bigger submarine. The use case was only for defending Swedish territorial water and there wasn't need for a bigger one.
- csours 9y agoAlso, Sweden does not need a sub that can travel the world under its own power. From the article, a larger ship was used to move the sub from Swedish waters to the Pacific for these war games. Nuclear subs can go wherever they want, whenever they want. For Swedish use, however, the sub will never have to be far from home, so the tradeoff is worth it for them.