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Picture taken on March 20, 2008 at the Direction of Naval Construction (DCNS) in Cherbourg, northwestern France, shows nuclear submarine The Terrible, launcher of a new generation of missiles (SNLE-NG), equipped with a new combat system, the Sycobs, and able to receive the new ballistic missiles M51. The Terrible is the first submarine entirely designed through the use of computer-assisted design (CAD), and will be launch on March 21, 2008 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The Terrible is the fourth and last SNLE-NG built by the Direction of Naval Construction (DCNS) for the French Navy and set to begin entering service in 2010. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PAUL BARBIER
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Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, FRANCE |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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JEAN-PAUL BARBIER |
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20 Martie 2008 |
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3500 x 2343 (1.36 MB) |
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