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Brazil begins making hull component for first nuclear submarine
Brazil’s Navy has begun making a hull component for the country’s first nuclear submarine.
The first cut of the steel plate took place in Cherbourg, France, in late October.
The submarine is conventionally armed and is being developed through cooperation between Brazil and France, which includes technology transfer and technical and industrial training.
Brazil announced the project in Rio de Janeiro in 2023, and delivery is expected in 2035.
The Navy says the vessel will help protect national sovereignty and Brazil’s maritime area known as the Blue Amazon.
A land-based laboratory will test the submarine’s energy system and operating scenarios as construction and engineering work continue.
Brazil is among a small group of countries developing nuclear submarines, and this project marks a new stage in its effort.
Brazil’s Navy has begun manufacturing a hull component for the country’s first nuclear submarine.
The first steel plate, which will form the submarine’s pressure hull base, was cut at an event in Cherbourg, France, in late October.
The project is part of cooperation between Brazil and France that includes technology transfer and technical and industrial training.
The submarine is scheduled for delivery in 2035, according to a recent interview with a senior Navy official.
- Who
- Brazil’s Navy, through its Submarine Development Program (Prosub).
- What
- It began manufacturing a hull component for Brazil’s first nuclear submarine, which will be conventionally armed.
- When
- The first steel plate was cut in late October.
- Where
- Cherbourg, France.
- Why
- The submarine is intended, among other missions, to maintain national sovereignty and protect the Blue Amazon.
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Brazil announced the submarine project in Rio de Janeiro.
An event in Cherbourg marked the first cut of the steel plate for the submarine’s pressure hull base.
The submarine is scheduled for delivery.
- Program
- Submarine Development Program (Prosub)
- Hull component
- First steel plate cut in Cherbourg, France
- International cooperation
- Brazil and France
- Scheduled delivery
- 2035
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maintenance of national sovereignty and protection of the Blue Amazon