The Royal Norwegian Navy commissioned six Ula Class submarines 20 years ago. An April ’08 report by National Defense magazine quoted Guy Stitt, president of AMI International, a Bremerton ...

Ula-class submarines are one of the quieter and more manoeuvrable submarines in the world. It can hardly be detected by enemy surface vessels due to its trimmed profile. It has a length of 59 ...

The Ula-class has been Norway’s leading submarine since it was built in the 1980s and 1990s, and is currently the only class of submarine Norway runs. While the boats were designed for longevity, the ...

February 14, 2022: In January Norway had a rare incident with one of its Ula-Class submarines when it broke down at sea and required a tow back to port. This was interrupted by a rapidly approaching ...

Later in the year the order was increased to six. The current submarine force consists of six Type 210 Ula-class submarines. Two of these are being phased out, while the remaining four submarines will ...

Norway's fleet of six Ula-class submarines began service in the early 1990s. All are due to be retired in 2030-2032.

KMN Uredd (S 305), one of six Ula-class SSKs in service with the RNoN. The class will be replaced by new Type 212CD SSKs by the mid-2030s.

* Kongsberg Defence Systems has entered into agreement with Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA Naval Systems) to upgrade part of main weapon system of Norwegian ULA-class submarines ...

The current Norwegian Ula-class submarines will gradually reach their end-of-life in the 2020s. The Ministry of Defence is currently leading the work looking at procurement of new submarines.

In the meantime, Norway plans to modernise its Ula-class submarines to extend their lifetime until the U212CDs replace them. tkMS expects the two U212CDs for the German Navy to be delivered in ...