Tamandaré-class frigate
 Artist's rendering of the class
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tamandaré class |
| Builders | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí |
| Operators |  Brazilian Navy |
| Preceded by | |
| Cost | €500 million per ship |
| Built | 2022-present |
| In commission | 2026+ |
| Planned | 4 |
| Building | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons) |
| Length | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement |
| Speed | Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | 26 officers and 110 enlisted crew |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk or Airbus H225M or Super Lynx Mk.21B, 1 × ScanEagle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
| Notes | Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
The Tamandaré class is a class of future stealth frigates for the Brazilian Navy, based on the MEKO family of warships. The project is being developed by the Ministry of Defence and the Águas Azuis consortium, composed of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Embraer Defense & Security. The construction of the four planned frigates started in 2022 and are scheduled to be delivered between 2024 and 2028.[7]
Development
[edit]The program was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the Niterói-class frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the United Kingdom in the 1990s.[8][9]
Several companies from seventeen countries entered in the competition opened by the MoD, offering different types of projects and offset packages. On 16 May 2017, the list of all participating companies was released.[10]
On 15 October 2018, after more than a year of studies by the Directorate of Program Management of the Navy (DGePM) and the Naval Projects Management Company (EMGEPRON), the short-list of the finalist projects was released, the selected projects were:[11]
| Consortium | Builder | Parent Design | |
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Águas Azuis | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems | MEKO A-100 |
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Damen-Saab Tamandaré | Damen Group | Sigma 10514 |
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Villegagnon | Naval Group | Gowind 2500 |
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FLV | Fincantieri | MB indigenous project |
On 28 March 2019, the winning project was presented, the Águas Azuis consortium led by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems with a project of the 3,500-ton MEKO A-100-class variant. The contract of €2 billion, was signed between the Brazilian government and the winning consortium on 6 March 2020. The Brazilian Navy plans to order two more class frigates, extending the total to six boats.[1][12][13][14]
In January 2021, ThyssenKrupp confirmed the acquisition of the Oceana shipyard in Itajaí, Brazil, becoming the company's first shipyard in Latin America, with the objective of building the new Brazilian frigates, and future sales to other navies in the region.[15]
The construction of the lead ship, Tamandaré (F200) started on 5 September 2022, with the second boat, Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201), on 1 November 2023. Tamandaré, is planned to be launched on August 2024.[16][17][18]
Design
[edit]The class was designed as multi-mission frigates, able to fulfill the anti-aircraft warfare role with surface-to-air missiles, anti-surface warfare with the Brazilian MANSUP missiles, and anti-submarine warfare.
The class is equipped with the Hensoldt TRS-4D active electronically scanned array radar, which provides surveillance for up to 250 km. The combat management system (CMS) and the integrated platform management system (IPMS), designed by Atech, a subsidiary of Embraer, are a version derived from the Atlas ANCS and L3 Mapps, exclusively designed to meet the Brazilian requirements.[4][19][20]
Tamandaré is the first globaly to be equipped with the Sea Snake, a new close-in weapon system of the German defense company Rheinmetall, armed with the KCE30 30 mm revolver cannon, with ABM (air burst ammunition) capability. The MAGE Defensor suite responsible for the electronic warfare support measures (ESM), electronic countermeasure (ECM) and the electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) systems of the class, was developed by the Brazilian company Omnisys.[21][22][23][24]
Ships of the class
[edit]The ships are named after key people in the history of the Imperial Brazilian Navy.[9] Italics indicate estimated date.
| Pennant Number | Name | Namesake | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| F200 | Tamandaré | Joaquim Marques Lisboa | 24 March 2023[25] | August 2024[18] | 2026 | Under construction; first steel cut 5 September 2022[16] |
| F201 | Jerônimo de Albuquerque | Jerônimo de Albuquerque [pt] | 6 June 2024[26] | Late 2025[27] | 2027 | Under construction; first steel cut 1 November 2023[17] |
| F202 | Cunha Moreira | Luís da Cunha Moreira [pt] | 2028 | Awarded[1] | ||
| F203 | Mariz e Barros | Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros | 2029 | Awarded[1] |
See also
[edit]- Formidable-class frigate (Singapore)
- Constellation-class frigate (United States)
- Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate (Russia)
- Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate (Norway)
- Defence and intervention frigate (France)
- Riachuelo-class submarines
- Future of the Brazilian Armed Forces
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Marinha compra quatro fragatas por R$ 9,1 bilhões". UOL (in Portuguese). 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Projeto Classe Tamandaré: Marinha do Brasil seleciona a melhor oferta". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Batimento de quilha da Fragata 'Tamandaré' será em março de 2023". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Classe Tamandaré - Marinha do Brasil encerra a primeira etapa do projeto de obtenção". Defesa Net (in Portuguese). 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Marinha do Brasil divulga short-list do Projeto classe Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Marinha realiza Cerimônia de Assinatura do Contrato de Construção das Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Projeto Classe Tamandaré Marinha do Brasil seleciona a melhor oferta". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese). 28 March 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVO: Marinha já planeja a quinta Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Estaleiro responsável por construir as fragatas Classe Tamandaré agora é thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Portuguese). 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucará Defensa (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b Storto, Margarete (1 November 2023). "Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré: primeiro corte de aço marca início da construção da segunda fragata". TKMS (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b "La primer fragata Tamandaré de la Marina de Brasil será botada durante el próximo mes de agosto". Zona Militar (in Spanish). 9 March 2024.
- ^ "TRS-4D Rotator Multi-function surveillance and target acquisition radar". Hensoldt. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "TRML Multi-Functional Air Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar System". Hensoldt. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Rheinmetall: SeaSnake close to production". European Defence Review. 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Compra de munição para o canhão de 30 mm SeaSnake da fragata Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Sea Snake 30 brochure" (PDF). Rheinmetall. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2024.
- ^ "MAGE Defensor brochure" (PDF). Omnisys (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Press release" (PDF). mar.mil.br (in Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024.
- ^ Storto, Margarete (6 June 2024). "Batimento de Quilha do segundo navio marca avanço no Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". thyssenkrupp (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré: Comitiva da Escola Superior de Guerra visita o estaleiro tkEBS" (in Portuguese). EMGEPRON. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.