![]() The NAM should be commissioned Bahia in December this year and the maintenance service will be run by DCNS Toulon. The crew that will garnish the ship has already been selected, and should follow in September to Toulon, so the French will make the crew of MB. The ship must go through a period of extensive maintenance before entering service in the Navy of Brazil. The acquisition of this vessel, (of great importance for the Brazilian Fleet), will promote huge operating gain on amphibious capability, transport and power projection of MB and can be used in the national and international community support in humanitarian aid situations, such as the Siroco TCD was used by France during the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010. In a good buying opportunity, the Ministry of defence acquired the TCD Siroco (L 9012) to recompose a loophole in the Navy of Brazil, and name it of Multipurpose Amphibious Ship (NAM) Bahia (G 40) As of 2015, nothing seems to have come of this scheme. The ship will displace about 9,000 tons, can carry up to 500 Marines, will have a flight deck that allows the simultaneous use of two heavy helicopters, besides two ramps of 40 tons, and another at the stern on the starboard side. ![]() ![]() However, the purchase of opportunity is not ruled out if there is any available unit that meets the above requirements.Īs of 2009 the Transport and Support Vessels (NaTrAp Navio de Transporte e Apoio) was under development as of 2009, designed by Design Center Ships MB. The objective was for the chosen model to have a displacement of about 12,500 tons, capacity to transport a troop of 490 military, convoy and hangar to simultaneously operate at least two 11-ton helicopters, floodable dock, door or ramp for launching Cars Amphibious Caterpillar (CLAnf), Vehicle Landing Craft and Material (EDVM) and General Cargo Landing Craft (EDCG). In this way, MB had been carrying out studies to obtain, in the international market, ready and approved NDD projects operated by other navies. By 2012 Programa de Obtencao de Meios de Navios-Anfibios (PRONAnf) aims to build two units of Amphibious Ships in Brazil to replace the "Ceará" Landing Ships (NDD), one of which, "Rio de Janeiro", had already been deactivated. The Brazilian Navy (MB) had been concentrating its efforts on the Strategic Project of "Construction of the Nucleus of Naval Power", which will result in the expansion of operational capacity. The ship will be based in Rio de Janeiro. The package Brazil purchased includes original armament comprising two MBDA SIMBAD twin launchers for MBDA MISTRAL very short range air-defence missiles, spares, special tools, test equipment, training, and technical publications. The navy will also receive three landing boats. It is to be renamed Bahia (G 40) and designated as NDM (Navio Doca Multipropósito). The Brazilian Navy Directorate of Naval Engineering was authorised to procure the ship for around EUR80 million (USD85 million). ![]() The Brazilian Navy commissioned the French Foudre-class FS Siroco (L 9012) landing platform dock (LPD) at the end of 2015. Bahia (G 40) NDM (Navio Doca Multipropósito) ![]()
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