I would think France’s Sub having the capability for vertical launched cruise missiles might have been factor in selection.
Submarine silencing technology was some of the stuff Bill Clinton traded off to China and I wouldn’t really trust buying high price tagged military equipment from countries undergoing Islamification.
I wonder why there where no U.S bids? Probably because we’re not trusted either.
Better excuse than that - US shipyards haven't built a diesel sub in almost 50 years...
See post 11. No US shipyard builds conventional subs.