I previously had the privilege to step inside only two submarines: HNLMS Bruinvis, a Dutch Walrus-class submarine and HSwMS Södermanland of the Swedish Navy.
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My main impressions were “space” and “modernity”. We accessed the submarine via a ladder located aft of the sail, in the same area where the lock-out chamber for special forces is located. The French Navy treats Suffren as a very sensitive asset. We had to leave our smartphones and smartwatches behind us. Commander Antoine Richebé, the commanding officer of Suffren welcomed us. The tool is impressive and proves to be very effective with new generation of sailors. The tool was developed by Naval Group who worked with a video game producer for the visual aspect. It features interactive knobs and valves. The school also use virtual reality technology to train the “rondiers” (sailors conducting security rounds, there are 6 of them aboard Suffren-class SSNs) with a fully immersive 3D representation of the submarine.
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The school has 8 full scale simulators which train in the field of nuclear propulsion, platform management and even tactical combat in land attack, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare (for this, some of the simulators can be network allowing 1 on 1 or cooperative engagement). Over 600 sailors are trained every year, 20% of them officer grade. For the past 100 years, this school is training French submarine crews (as well as the personnel in charge of the nuclear power aboard aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle). Located right by the ESNA headquarters, it is the submarine navigation school (ENSM/BPM for école de navigation sous-marine et des bâtiments à propulsion nucléaire). We were then shown the facility where French submariners are trained.
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