Key insights

• 💼 Saab Kockums is producing new air independent propulsion submarines
• 🔄 Cross-functional teams with digitized workflow are used for development
• 🔬 Rigorous testing of submarine components in large hyperbaric test chambers
• 🚢 Keel laying ceremony involves welding sponsor's initials onto a steel plate
• 🔧 Submarines undergo maintenance and repairs in dry docks
• 🚤 Tugboats assist large vessels, including submarines, in maneuvering and reaching dry docks
• ⚓ Submarine sailors have unique and demanding lifestyle
• 🍽️ Challenging deployment with limited activities for crew members

Q&A

• What is essential for the operation of submarines?

  Operating a submarine requires organization, constant maintenance, and dedicated sailors to fulfill various roles as the submarine remains in operation underwater for months.

• What are the challenges of submarine sailors?

  Submarine sailors lack cellular service and windows but enjoy delicious food prepared by a team of culinary specialists. The deployment can be challenging due to weeks submerged with limited activities.

• What takes place in dry docks?

  Submarines undergo maintenance and repairs in dry docks, which are narrow basins that can be drained of water to allow for inspection and repairs. Tugboats assist large vessels, including submarines, in maneuvering and reaching dry docks for maintenance and upgrades.

• What are keel laying ceremony and commissioning event?

  The keel laying ceremony involves welding sponsor's initials onto a steel plate, and the commissioning event involves ship's sponsors, dignitaries, and media. Both mark important milestones in the submarine construction process.

• How are submarine components tested?

  The submarine components are rigorously tested at high pressures in large hyperbaric test chambers.

• What is Saab Kockums producing?

  Saab Kockums is producing a new class of air independent propulsion submarines using a digitized workflow and cross-functional teams.

• 00:04 Submarines play a vital role in military operations, with Sweden's Saab Kockums producing a new class of air independent propulsion submarines using a digitized workflow and cross-functional teams.
• 01:49 The submarine components are rigorously tested at high pressures. A keel laying ceremony and a commissioning event mark important milestones in the submarine construction process.
• 03:24 Submarines undergo maintenance and repairs in dry docks, which are narrow basins that can be drained of water. Tugboats assist large vessels, including submarines, in maneuvering and reaching dry docks for maintenance and upgrades.
• 05:29 The tugboat tows the ship out of the dry dock, sailors on submarines have a unique and demanding lifestyle
• 07:24 Sailors on a submarine lack access to cellular service and windows, but enjoy delicious food prepared by a team of culinary specialists. The deployment can be challenging due to weeks submerged with limited activities.
• 09:13 Operating a submarine requires organization, constant maintenance, and dedicated sailors to fulfill various roles as the submarine remains in operation underwater for months.