France condemns submarine secrets leak

September 01, 2016 20:26

The leak of secret technical data on French submarines designed for the Indian navy was a "malicious act", Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today.

"We will use every means at our disposal to learn the truth" in the affair, which came to light last week, Le Drian told reporters.

"Obviously, it was a malicious act," he added.

The Sydney-based newspaper The Australian said last week it had seen the leaked papers detailing the combat capability of the Scorpene-class subs made by French defence contractor DCNS for the Indian navy.

Variants of the submarine are used by Malaysia and Chile, with Brazil due to deploy the vessels from 2018.

Australia has also tapped DCNS, inking a deal in April worth 50 billion dollars (USD 38 billion) for the design and construction of its next generation of submarines.

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