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Dutch HVAC specialist Heinen & Hopman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saab/Damen to support the so-called[ds_preview] »Walrus replacement submarine programme«. The Royal Netherlands Navy owns four Walrus-class diesel-electric submarines which entered the fleet in the early nineties.

Contracts for the submarine construction are expected to be awarded in 2021 with the first units arriving in 2027. Already in 2015, shipbuilding group Damen entered into a partnership with Saab for this programme. With the signing of the MoU, the parties »have expressed their intention to further discuss and explore the possibilities for a mutual successful and fruitful cooperation«, it was said.