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On August 9, Brazil held a launching ceremony for its first Tamandaré-class frigate.

Recently, the Brazilian Navy held a launching ceremony for the first Tamandaré-class frigate, the Tamandaré, at a shipyard in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Brazilian President Lula, the Minister of Defense, the Navy Commander and more than 500 others attended the ceremony.

Brazil's Tamandaré-class frigates are designed and built on the basis of the MEKO series frigates of Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. It is reported that the Tamandaré is 107.2 meters long, 16 meters wide, 5.2 meters deep, has a full load displacement of about 3,500 tons, uses a diesel-diesel combined propulsion system, has a maximum speed of 25.5 knots, a maximum range of 5,500 nautical miles, and a crew of 130. There is a flight deck at the stern and a single hangar design that can accommodate a medium-sized anti-submarine helicopter.

The first steel plate of the Tamandare frigate was cut in September 2022, and the keel laying ceremony was held in March 2023. It is scheduled to be delivered to the Brazilian Navy at the end of 2025. The first steel plate of the second ship, the Albuquerque, was cut in November 2023, and the keel laying ceremony was held in June 2024. It is scheduled to be delivered in 2027. The next two ships will be launched in July 2026 and November 2027, respectively, and will be put into service in 2028 and 2029. At the launching ceremony, the Brazilian Navy announced that it would increase the number of frigates in this series to 8.

The appearance design and power system of the Tamandare-class frigate are consistent with those of the German MEKO series frigates, and almost all of the shipborne weapons, equipment and electronic equipment are from European countries.

In terms of shipborne artillery, the main gun of this class of ships uses an Oto Melara 76mm 62-caliber ultra-fast naval gun from Leonardo of Italy, and is also equipped with the "Sea Snake" 30mm close-in weapon system developed by Rheinmetall of Germany, and two "Ocean Guardian" 12.7mm remote weapon stations developed by FN Herstal of Belgium. The air defense weapon is located behind the main gun at the bow, using the "Common Modular Air Defense Missile System" (CAMM) of the British branch of the European Missile Group, which is loaded with 12 units in the form of "one pit and one bullet", with a maximum range of 25 kilometers.

The anti-ship weapons are two anti-ship missile launchers installed amidships, loaded with Brazilian-made anti-ship missiles developed on the basis of the European Missile Group's Exocet MM40 Block 3 missile. The anti-submarine weapons come from two triple-mounted 324mm torpedo tubes from the British SEA company. The decoy missile system is a six-tube 130mm self-defense system from the Danish Terma company. Coupled with the RIGEL integrated mast system from the Spanish Indra company and the sonar equipment provided by the German Atlas company, this type of ship can be called "a model of all-European cooperative shipbuilding", reflecting the close cooperation between Brazil and many European countries in the fields of diplomacy and defense.

Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America. Its economy ranks ninth in the world. It is a member of the BRICS cooperation mechanism and the G20. It is reported that the Tamandaré-class frigate is the first regular main battleship built by Brazil in more than 50 years since the last Niteroi-class frigate was built in 1972. It carries the hope of the revival of the Brazilian navy. In the future, Brazil will build a new large air defense frigate based on the A400 type of the German MEKO series frigates and create the first aircraft carrier battle group in South America.