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Itaguaí Construções Navais
The Itaguaí Construções Navais S.A. known as ICN, is a Brazilian state-owned defence company specialized in naval-based platforms and naval nuclear engineering, founded on 21 August 2009. The company employs nearly 2,000 people. History The company was created in 2009 to lead the development of projects for the naval modernization plan of the Brazilian Armed Forces, mainly of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB), after Brazil and France signed cooperation agreements for the construction of the new conventional submarines for the Brazilian Navy, including technical assistance for the development of the hull of the first Brazilian nuclear submarine, ''Álvaro Alberto'', to be launched in 2029-30. Idealization of the company The company was created in 2009, when the Presidents of Brazil and France, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nicolas Sarkozy, signed the cooperation agreements. ICN would be responsible for receiving the technology of the French diesel-electric sub ...
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Madeira Island Submarine Base
Madeira Island Submarine Base, commonly shortned BSIM is a Military base, submarine base of the Brazilian Navy, located in Itaguaí, Brazil. History The BSIM was conceived in order to receive the construction of the new submarines of the Navy and to serve as the headquarters of the company Itaguaí Construções Navais. The first Brazilian Scorpène-class submarine, ''Scorpène'' class submarine (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018, with the (S41) on 11 December 2020. The construction of the submarines ''Tonelero'' (S42) and ''Almirante Karam'' (S43) started in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Since 2018, the base is home of the construction of the Brazilian nuclear submarine Brazilian submarine Álvaro Alberto, ''Álvaro Alberto''. On 12 July 2021, the Navy transferred the Brazilian Submarine Force Command (ComForS) to the site. See also *Future of the Brazilian Navy *List of Brazilian military bases *Submarine Development Program References

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Naval Group
Naval Group is a major French industrial Corporate group, group specializing in navy, naval defense industry, defense design, development and shipbuilding, construction. Its headquarters are located in Paris. Heir to the French naval dockyards initiated in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu and to the Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales (''DCAN''), which became Direction des Constructions Navales (''DCN'') in 1991 and then DCNS in 2007, the company was rebranded ''Naval Group'' in 2017. Its two main shareholders are the Agence des participations de l'État, French State (62.25%) and Thales Group (35%). In 2024, Naval Group employs 15,261 people across 17 countries. History Naval Group has a heritage of almost 400 years. Major shipyards were built in France in Brest (1631), Nantes-Indret (1771), Lorient (1778) and, subsequently, Cherbourg (1813). Others were to follow. As early as 1926, what we know as the Naval Group today already had all the facilities now owned by the group ...
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Fincantieri
Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014). The company builds both commercial and military vessels. The company is listed on the Borsa Italiana (Milan Stock Exchange) and is a component of FTSE Italia Mid Cap Index. Overview Fincantieri designs and builds merchant vessels, passenger ships, offshore, and naval vessels, and is also active in the conversion and ship repair sectors. The company also owned Grandi Motori Trieste, which constructed marine diesel engines, but this was sold to Wärtsilä in 1999. Founded in 1959 as Società Finanziaria Cantieri Navali – Fincantieri S.p.A. as a State financial holding company, part of Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale, IRI, the company became a separate entity in 1984. Fincantieri employs a staff of about 10,000 workers at e ...
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Navantia
Navantia is a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding enterprise dedicated to civil and military naval construction, the design of deep-tech systems and the manufacture of structures for the renewable energy sector, such as offshore wind or hydrogen. It was established in 2005 following the segregation of the military assets of the IZAR Group. The company designs, builds, and supports different types of surface vessels, submarines, and systems. It directly employs nearly 5,000 workers distributed among its operating centers in La Coruña, Cádiz, Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena and Madrid. Following the acquisition of Harland & Wolff, Navantia employs around 1,000 people in the United Kingdom and has shipyards in Belfast, Arnish yard, Arnish, Appledore, Torridge, Appledore and Methil. Navantia is the fifth-largest shipbuilder in Europe and the ninth-largest in the world. The company is also expanding into markets such as renewable energy, the offshore industry and naval services. Compa ...
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Ship-building
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. Until recently, with the development of complex non-maritime technologies, a ship has often represented the most advanced structure that the society building it could produce. Some key industrial advances were developed to support shipbuilding, for instance the sawing of timbers by mechanical saws propelled by windmills in Dutch shipyards during the first half of the 17th century. The design process saw the early adoption of the logarithm (invented in 1615) to generate the curves used to produce the shape of a hull, especially when scaling up these curves accurately in the mould loft. Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as naval engineering. The construction ...
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EMGEPRON
The Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (EMGEPRON), or "Naval Projects Management Company", is a Brazilian state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Defence of Brazil through the Command of the Navy. In addition to project management, the company commercializes Brazilian naval defense products and services. The Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais employs about 2,000 people. it was established in 1982 and its facilities are on Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro. Mission EMGEPRON operates across the full spectrum of technology projects developed by the Brazilian Navy. Their mission is research, construction and modernization of military ships. They also manufacture artillery ammunition, and provide oceanographic services, logistics support and scientific training. Projects and Products EMGEPRON manages naval-related projects, produces and updates a wide variety of major vessels, as well as some light river patrol vessels. *MODFRAG - Modernization of Brazilian Navy Niteroi cl ...
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Brazilian Antarctic Program
The Brazilian Antarctic Program (; PROANTAR) is a program of the Brazilian Navy which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It coordinates research and the operational support for research in the region. It currently maintains a year-round research station in Antarctica (Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station), as well as several seasonal field camps. It also maintains two research vessels that sail in the Antarctic waters (the icebreakers ''Almirante Maximiano (H-41), Almirante Maximiano'' and ''Ary Rongel (H-44), Ary Rongel''). History The program was officially created in January 1982, when the Brazilian Navy acquired the Danish icebreaker ''Thala Dan,'' later renamed ''Barão de Teffé (H-42), Barão de Teffé''. That same year, Brazil sent its first expedition ("Operation Antarctica I") to the Antarctic continent. The ''Barão de Teffé'' conducted a reconnaissance mission to the northwestern sector of Antarctica in order to select the location where the future Brazilian ...
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Riachuelo-class Submarine
The ''Riachuelo'' class are a Brazilian class of diesel-electric and nuclear-powered attack submarines developed by the state-owned shipyard Itaguaí Construções Navais, based on the French as part of the Submarine Development Program. History In 2008, the Presidents of Brazil and France, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nicolas Sarkozy, signed a strategic partnership to the construction of four conventionally-powered submarines, and the support for the development of the first Brazilian nuclear submarine, in a program called PROSUB. The project was initiated in 2010 with the Madeira Island base in Rio de Janeiro as the submarine development and manufacturing point. Between 2010 and 2012, a group of 31 engineers, 25 officers and 6 civil employees, received theoretical training by the DCNS in Cherbourg, France. In 2018, more than 400 Brazilian engineers worked only on the nuclear submarine project staff, originally formed by the group that received training in France. The first ...
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Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ...
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Type 209
The Type 209 () is a range of diesel-electric attack submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. Five class variants (Types 209/1100, 209/1200, 209/1300, 209/1400 and 209/1500), including modifications thereof, have been successfully exported to 15 countries, with 68 submarines being built and commissioned to five different variants between 1971 and 2021. More boats have been built to modified designs. The original variant, the Type 209/1100, was designed in the late 1960s with Greece becoming its first adopter. Turkey is the largest adopter, having purchased 14 submarines consisting of eight Type 209/1400 and six Type 209/1200 submarines. A non-specific variant was adopted by Israel as its first ''Dolphin'' class. The Type 209 family is the most widely proliferated submarine in Latin America, having been adopted by seven countries. Development In the early 1970s, many navies began to need replacements for World War II-era submarin ...
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Brazilian Submarine Humaitá (S41)
''Humaitá'' (S41) is a Brazilian ''Riachuelo''-class submarine built for the Brazilian Navy by ICN in Itaguaí, and DCNS. The Brazilian boats are larger in length, tonnage and cargo capacity compared to the original French project. The Brazilian version are and 1,900 tons, compared to the original Scorpènes that are and 1,565 tons. Program history In 2008, Brazil purchased four enlarged Scorpènes for USD 10 billion with a total technology transfer agreement and a second agreement to develop the first Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine, . The hull of ''Riachuelo'' was laid down at Cherbourg, France on 27 May 2010 and it was jumboized at the Brazilian Navy Shipyard in Itaguaí in late 2012. The first submarine ''Riachuelo'' was launched on 14 December 2018, and began sea trials in September 2019, the ''Humaitá'' was launched on 11 December 2020 by Lady Adelaide Chaves Azevedo e Silva, wife of Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva. Development and design The f ...
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