13 November 2024 - 01

On November 13th, the offices of the Receipt Group of the Fragatas Classe Tamandaré were launched in Itajaí.

There are twelve modules, with total usable area of 325m². In the local will work the 112 military personnel who are part of the future Ship crew. The work lasted around six months and involved the construction of all hydraulic, sewage, electrical and paving infrastructure.

About the Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré (PFCT)

PFCT is a partnership between MB and SPE Águas Azuis, formed by the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defesa e Segurança and Atech, and managed by EMGEPRON. The signature of the contract was carried out in March 2020.

The ships will be equipped with flight deck, hangar for helicopter, radars, sensors and cutting-edge weaponry.

The program predicts the handling and manufacturing transfer of technology of the ships from steel plates with low thickness, in addition to the production in blocks to be built later. Thus, it is possible to install accessories and foundations in an anticipated way, not only facilitating the equipment placement on board but also allowing works in various stages in a segregated way in each unit. In addition, PFCT works with paperless technology, which aims at totally digital development, eliminating paper in the production line, promoting the environmental preservation. The project predicts the life cycle management, that projects the investments since the construction until the environment undoing.

All the vessels will be produced in national territory, with high levels of local content and transfer of technology, that increment the national naval construction. By building the vessels in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, the Brazilian Navy allowed the reactivation of a shipyard that was out or order, rehiring professionals and generating more jobs and revenue to the region.

November 13, 2024.