Here is the background story on the sinking of a vessel that once was the flagship of the French and Brazilian navies...

BAE Systems has signed a five-year contract to support its ARTISAN Radar on the Brazilian Navy’s flagship, the multipurpose aircraft carrier NAM Atlântico.

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H225M in naval combat configuration to the Brazilian Navy.

The Brazilian Navy (Marinha Do Brazil) carried out a firing trial of an Exocet AM39 missile from an H225M helicopter for the first time.

Rohde & Schwarz has been awarded a contract from the Águas Azuis Consortium to supply the communications and intelligence suites for the Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré Frigates Class program.

Safran’s Paseo XLR (eXtra Long Range) optronic sight has been chosen by the Aguas Azuis consortium for Brazil’s new Tamandaré class frigates.

MBDA has been awarded a contract to equip the Brazilian Navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defence missile system.

The second Riachuelo-class Scorpene-type submarine was launched on 11 December 2020 by local shipbuilder Itaguaí Construçoes Navais (ICN).

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.