Brazilian Navy Launches Frigate Built By ThyssenKrupp

On August 9th, the Brazilian Navy, the procurement agency EMGEPRON, and the company Águas Azuis, which was founded by Thyssenkrupp, Embraer Defense & Security, and Atech, jointly celebrated the naming of the first of four frigates, which took place at the Thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul shipyard in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. 

The 550 invited guests included the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as the Brazilian Minister of Defense, José Múcio Monteiro, and other high-ranking representatives from Germany and Brazil. The godmother of the ship ‘Tamandaré’ was Vera Brennand, wife of the Brazilian Minister of Defense.

Itajaí is the hub for South America with a production area of 310,000 square meters. These framework conditions support Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in serving its customers even faster and combining the production of highly innovative products throughout the entire region. The shipyard is characterized by highly specialized plant facilities, sufficient production capacity and good infrastructure, for example a state-of-the-art floating dock with a capacity of 7,000 tons. This sets a promising course for Marine Systems that offers the prospect of taking on follow-on orders and favors the strengthening of regional value creation structures.

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