Scorpène-class submarine

	Scorpène class profile
	Indian Navy's INS Kalvari at sea
Class overview
Name	Scorpène class
Builders	Naval Group; Navantia; Mazagon Dock Limited; Itaguaí Construções Navais;
Operators	Chilean Navy; Royal Malaysian Navy; Indian Navy; Brazilian Navy;
Preceded by	Agosta class
Succeeded by	S-80 Plus class; Marlin class;
Subclasses	Kalvari class; Riachuelo class; CA-2000; CM-2000; AM-2000;
Cost	US$450 million
Built	1999–present
In commission	2005–present
Planned	21
On order	3 (order yet to be signed)
Building	2
Completed	12
Cancelled	4
Active	11
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	1,565 t (1,540 long tons) (CM-2000); 1,870 t (1,840 long tons) (AM-2000); 1,900 t (1,900 long tons) (S-BR);
Length	61.7 m (202 ft 5 in) (CM-2000); 70 m (229 ft 8 in) (AM-2000); 70.62 m (231 ft 8 in) (S-BR);
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric ; Batteries; Air-independent propulsion (AIP); MESMA AIP (Naval Group models); DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP (Kalvari class);
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged); 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced) ;
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 550 nmi (1,020 km; 630 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Endurance	40 days (compact); 50 days (normal); 50 + 21 days (AIP);
Test depth	>350 m (1,150 ft)
Complement	31
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes, SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles, and A3SM (MICA) anti-air missiles and 30 mines in place of torpedoes

The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French Naval Group (formerly the DCNS) and the Spanish company Navantia. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP). It is now marketed as the Scorpène 2000.

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