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F21 Torpedo

Naval Vessels And Torpedoes

The F21 is a heavyweight, dual-purpose torpedo developed by Naval Group for the French Navy to replace the older F17, weighing 1,550 kilograms with a range of about 50 kilometers and a top speed of roughly 93 kilometers per hour. Naval Group began delivering F21 torpedoes to the French Navy in 2019, and Brazil adopted the weapon for its own submarines starting in 2020.

Facts
Weapon Class
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo 1
Introduced Year
2018 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source F21 (torpedo)
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Manufactured By

Atlas Elektronik

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Source F21 (torpedo)
Naval Group

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Source F21 (torpedo)
Thales Group

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Source F21 (torpedo)
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1. F21 (torpedo)
  • Infobox, Type
    Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
  • Lead section
    It is planned to gradually equip all French submarines, starting in 2018.
  • service status
    It is planned to gradually equip all French submarines, starting in 2018
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: service
    2018-present
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Users section
    France
  • In Group: Torpedoes, Infobox: type
    Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
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Wikidata: F21 Torpedo
Wikidata Q3736513, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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