Spanish Navy selling 1/3rd of ships

[Penguin]

This just because of the fact that future navies will be formed mostly on Subs and w should try to think seriously on that too. We still have a great chance to talk to Germans and join the program of SSKs and smaller SSKs (Andrasta type) with Germans.

1. What FACT?
Future Shipbuilding Requirements « Maritime Security Challenges
https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment...1272/Vol--82---Future-Navies---Present-Issues
Navy Matters: Naval Trends

2. Andrastra is a submarine design concept announced by the French shipbuilder DCNS in 2008.

 

[Penguin]

I think the PN can go for the subs as it already has the infrastructure and training & support in place for these Agostas.
@Penguin
How much will the subs cost?

Hard to tell. As I understand from the Spanish article, if the youngest would be maintained it would need a $30 million refit. So, one needs to consider a) purchase cost and b) maintenance/refit cost and c) cost of any upgrading.

Then again, you can buy a decommed Whiskey class sub for under $500000!
Submarine for Sale - Whiskey Class Submarine - Project Boats
Vessel for Sale PI12 - Submarine

Best comparison would be Singapore. In 1995, Singapore purchased 4 A-11 Challenger Class (ex-Sjöbjörnen Class), the first of which was launched in 1968. The Challenger Class were not only refitted for tropical conditions, but also received weapons system and sensor upgrades. Next, they got 2 refitted Swedish A-17 Vastergotland submarines, Of the 4 submarines in the Vastergotland class that Sweden built between 1987 and 1990, the first two boats, the HMS HMS Vastergotland and HMS Halsingland were taken out of Royal Swedish Navy active service in 2004, while the other two, the HMS Sodermanland and HMS Ostergotland, received such significant upgrades in 2003-2004 that they are considered a new class. Singapore has purchased the deactivated HMS Vastergotland and HMS Halsingland, and it is more than likely that part of the upgrades that these boats will receive will include the Stirling AIP hull extension, making them virtually identical to the Sodermanland Class. This means that by 2010, the RSN will be operating two of the quietest and most lethal conventional submarines in the world, and probably at a pretty good price - definitely below the cost of a new Gotland sub, which has been suggested at $100 million each, while the German U-212 Class has been estimated at $250 million a copy.
Submarines: Singapore's Super Subs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy#Submarines