El 14Dic18, la Armada de Brasil present\u00f3 su primer Submarino nacional, el \u201cRiachuelo\u201d. En 2009, ese pa\u00eds firmo un acuerdo con la Compa\u00f1\u00eda NAVAL GROUP, para el dise\u00f1o y transferencia de tecnolog\u00eda para la producci\u00f3n de cuatro submarinos convencionales de la Clase Scorpene, as\u00ed como el dise\u00f1o y asistencia en la producci\u00f3n del primer submarino de ese pa\u00eds\u00a0equipado con Propulsi\u00f3n Nuclear. Una muestra m\u00e1s de la decisi\u00f3n pol\u00edtica de las autoridades de ese pa\u00eds, de avanzar en la conformaci\u00f3n de una s\u00f3lida base industrial para la Defensa Nacional.<\/p>\n
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In 2009, Naval Group was entrusted by the Brazilian Navy with designing and transferring the technology for four conventional Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae submarines, and for the design and manufacturing assistance for the non-nuclear part of Brazil\u2019s first nuclear-powered submarine. The contract also included the support for the construction of a naval base and a shipyard in Brazil.<\/p>\n
The Prosub program is a key extension of the strategic defence cooperation agreement signed in December 2008 in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
The launching of the Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae Riachuelo in presence of the Brazilian head of state today demonstrates the success of this program, with both the successful completion of the first submarine and of the shipyard\u2019s infrastructure. The latter is being built by a Brazilian company, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO), based on Naval Group specifications and on the French group\u2019s experience in the design, production engineering and in-service support of submarines.<\/p>\n
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The Riachuelo will start sea trials in 2019 for delivery in 2020. Delivery of submarines 2, 3 and 4 will then follow every 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n
Since 2012, Naval Group has done considerable work to identify, select, negotiate, qualify Brazilian service providers in order to:<\/p>\n
feed the supplier database for equipments or products supplied by Naval Group to the Brazilian Navy;\u00a0and to present and qualify local suppliers for the future needs of the Brazilian Navy.
\nThis work enables the Brazilian Navy to rely more and more on a sovereign national industrial base.<\/p>\n
It also enables the Brazilian industrial ecosystem to access new markets by promoting their \u201cNaval Group\u201d and \u201cBrazilian Navy\u201d accreditation (whose image of excellence and seriousness is highly regarded in Brazil) and to avail of the know-how and experience of the French group in the fields of project management.<\/p>\n
Finally, ICN (Itagua\u00ed Constru\u00e7\u00f5es Navais) will be able to call on this panel of suppliers for its own development as part of the future maintenance and support services of the submarines.<\/p>\n
Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae is the conventional submarine designed by Naval Group for the export market. It demonstrates both Naval Group\u2019s ability to deliver best in class submarines and to conduct successful transfers of technology. Today 14 Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae submarines are in operational service or being built, for the Chilean Navy (2 units), the Malaysian Navy (2 units), the Indian Navy (6 units) and the Brazilian Navy (4 units).<\/p>\n
The Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae design is adapted to fit each navy\u2019s specific requirements. Thus, the Brazilian Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae will be slightly longer to carry a larger crew, almost double the patrol range, and be able to cover greater distances.<\/p>\n
Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae is ideally suited for action and operational effectiveness. Robust and enduring, it\u2019s an ocean-going submarine also designed for shallow waters operations. Multipurpose, it fulfils the entire scope of missions such as anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, special operations, offensive minelaying and intelligence gathering. Integrating improvements from French Barracuda-Class fast-attack submarine, Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae has cutting-edge capabilities.<\/p>\n
Brazilian Scorp\u00e8ne\u00ae\u2019s characteristics
\nSurfaced displacement: 1,600 \u2013 2,000 t
\nLength, overall: 72 m
\nSubmerged speed > 20 kts
\nDiving depth > 300 m
\nAutonomy > 45 days
\nCrew: 35
\nWeapons total payload: 18
\nWeapon tubes: 6
\nOperational availability at sea > 240 days per year<\/p>\n