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Brazil Lays Keel of Second Tamandaré-class frigate
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems reached another milestone in the Tamandaré-class program in Brazil with the keel laying for the second frigate…
8 June 2024
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems reached another milestone in the Tamandaré-class program in Brazil with the keel laying for the second frigate…
In a ceremony held on November 25, the Brazilian Navy signed an agreement to start building the hull of its first nuclear-powered submarine (SSN), the “Álvaro Alberto”, as part of the SN-BR project.
Safran’s Paseo XLR (eXtra Long Range) optronic sight has been chosen by the Aguas Azuis consortium for Brazil’s new Tamandaré class frigates.
Brazilian Navy recently signed two contracts for the acquisition of JLTV light armored vehicles and Unimog 5000 trucks for the Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais – CFN). The two platforms “represent a considerable increase in the combat power of the CFN”, the Navy press office said on December 2.
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil)’s first Scorpène-class submarine, the Riachuelo (S40), successfully performed its first independent surface and propulsion tests.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (Kiel, Germany) has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil (Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina).
On March 5th, in Rio de Janeiro, Emgepron, an independent state company, linked to the Ministry of Defense through the Brazilian Navy Command, and Águas Azuis, a company created by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, signed the contract for building four state-of-the-art Tamandaré Class Ships, with deliveries scheduled between 2025 and 2028.
According to pictures released by local medias, the Brazilian Navy first Scorpène-class attack submarine Riachuelo (S40) is now starting sea trials.
The Águas Azuis Consortium, formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, was selected by the Brazilian Navy for the construction of four surface combatants as part of the Tamandaré Corvettes Class Program as preferred bidder. The result was announced on March 28.
The Brazilian Navy has ordered three H135 light twinengine helicopters to be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1), Airbus Helicopters said on Feb. 21, 2019.
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