Franco-Italian programme sees four replenishment tankers built for French Navy

摘要

A consortium formed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Naval Group has been awarded a contract to build four Logistic Support Ships (LSS)/fleet replenishment tankers for the French Navy.The deal includes construction of the new vessels and a support contract for their first six years of operation.The contract for the French Navy is part of the Franco-Italian LSS programme led by the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere d'Armement/Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), whose core-business is the through-life management of cooperative defence equipment programmes, on behalf of DG A, the French Defence Procurement Agency, and of its Italian counterpart NAVARM.Delivery of the new vessels will take place between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2029. A signing ceremony with the representatives of the stakeholders involved in the project took place in January 2019.