Brazil launches first locally built frigate
The lead Tamandaré-class frigate was launched in Brazil. (EMGEPRON)
The ship for the Tamandaré-class Frigate Program (PFCT), F Tamandaré (F200), was launched on 9 August by thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul (tkEBS), the Brazilian Navy confirmed to Janes .
The first of four MEKO A-100MB multi-purpose light frigates for the Brazilian Navy, F Tamandaré is scheduled for commissioning by Surface Force Command in December 2025, Director of the Navy Program Management Directorate (DGePM) Rear Admiral Carlos Roberto Rocha e Silva Junior told Janes in a separate interview before the launch.
Construction of the frigate started in September 2022.
Shipbuilder tkEBS started building the second frigate, F Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201), in November 2023. This ship is due for commissioning in February 2027, Rear Adm Roberto said.
Rear Adm Roberto said that the remaining frigates, F Cunha Moreira (F202) and F Mariz e Barros (F203), are scheduled to be commissioned in February 2028 and February 2029 respectively.
The frigates were purchased by state-owned company Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (EMGEPRON) from the joint venture Águas Azuis (formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer, and Atech) in March 2020.
For more information about the frigate programme, please seeBrazil may buy more multi-purpose frigates .
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