Hein van Ameijden, managing director, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, commented that Saab Kockums offered "Swedish engineering superior to anything else on the market [in terms of submarines]", while Gunnar Wieslander, senior vice president and head of business area Kockums praised Damen's supply chains and stated that the cooperation was both long-term and worldwide. Hein van Ameijden, managing director, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding with Gunnar Wieslander, senior vice president, head of business area Kockums, speaking during the first day of Euronaval. The Saab/Damen replacement offering for the Walrus class, called the Expeditionary submarine, will be larger than the A26 and according to Wieslander, "will go as far and do more than the Walrus.