06.09.2025, 16:40
Zitat:Brazil’s nuclear submarine program advances with new contract for Naval Grouphttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...val-group/
Two contracts totaling more than €526 million have been signed with Naval Group under the scope of the Brazilian Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine program. [...]
According to the Diário Oficial da União, published on 28 August 2025, the Navy’s Directorate-General for Nuclear and Technological Development (DGDNTM) established contract no. 21/2025 with Naval Group, valued at €246.3 million. The agreement covers the provision of special engineering services, procurement and construction for the electromechanical assembly of the Controlled Auxiliary Building (PAC) of the Nuclear Power Generation Laboratory (LABGENE). The contract has a duration of 72 months from its signing on 4 June 2025.
The second agreement, contract no. 20/2025, is valued at €282.1 million and includes specialised technical consultancy services for the Additional Systems of the Conventionally Armed Nuclear Submarine (SNCA). This contract is expected to last 54 months, also beginning in June. [...] Brazil has also procured F-21 heavyweight torpedoes from Naval Group.
LABGENE, the Nuclear Power Generation Laboratory, is a land-based facility located in Iperó, São Paulo, designed to test and optimise nuclear propulsion systems prior to their integration into PROSUB submarines.
Schneemann