Without Bidding, Brazil Closes Agreements of Approximately R$ 3.17 Billion With French Company to 'Unlock' Nuclear Submarine Álvaro Alberto

Without Bidding, Brazil Closes Agreements of Approximately R$ 3.17 Billion With French Company to ‘Unlock’ Nuclear Submarine Álvaro Alberto

Written by Geovane Souza

Published on 31/08/2025 at 18:48

Foto: A Marinha do Brasil confirmou a assinatura de dois contratos com a francesa Naval Group, totalizando € 528 milhões.

25 pessoas reagiram a isso.

Two Contracts for Bidding Exemption with Naval Group Total € 528 Million to Accelerate PROSUB, with Fronts at LABGENE and SNCA Álvaro Alberto Systems, with Milestones Expected Throughout 2025

The Brazilian Navy confirmed the signing of two contracts with the French Naval Group, totaling € 528 million, aimed at critical stages of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB) and the nuclear submarine “Álvaro Alberto”. The operation was reported by the Radar column of the magazine Veja and detailed by specialized publications.

According to Poder Naval, the instruments were published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on August 28, 2025 and signed by the General Directorate of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (DGDNTM) with Naval Group. One contract focuses on engineering and electromechanical assembly at LABGENE, in Aramar, and the other provides for technical consulting for the additional systems of the Álvaro Alberto submarine.

Based on the disclosed values, Contract No. 21/2025 is estimated at € 246.3 million and Contract No. 20/2025 at € 282.1 million, both with bidding exemption and durations of 72 and 54 months, counted from June 2025. In the indicative conversion used by specialists, the total amounts to approximately R$ 3.17 billion.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Contracts of € 528 Million with Naval Group, What Will Be Done at LABGENE and Álvaro Alberto

Contract No. 21/2025 includes engineering services, procurements, and electromechanical assembly at LABGENE. In simple terms, LABGENE is the “land twin” of the propulsion system, where Brazil tests and qualifies the reactor that will later equip the submarine. Advancing the LABGENE infrastructure reduces technical risks and regulations in the integration stage.

Government Wants to Stay in the Black and Announces Cut in Tax Benefits to Increase Revenue by R$ 19.76 Billion in 2026 to Meet Surplus Target

There are two support buildings that frequently appear in public documentation: the Controlled Auxiliary Building (PAC) and the Uncontrolled Auxiliary Building (PANC). Official publications and reports indicate that the PANC houses the control room and industrial utilities of the complex, while the PAC concentrates on controlled nuclear functions and safety systems. These buildings are the backbone supporting the reactor and the safe operating routines of the laboratory.

Meanwhile, Contract No. 20/2025 covers specialized technical consulting and engineering support for the additional systems of SNCA “Álvaro Alberto”. At this stage, most of the work involves system integration, qualification, requirements management, and safety. Being an unprecedented project in the country, it is common to turn to highly specialized services to ensure reliability and standardization.

According to specialized detailing, the bidding exemption arises from technical specificities and continuity of the industrial effort initiated with the Brazil–France partnership, which includes technology transfer and lifecycle support. The publication also cites the contract durations and the expectation of milestones starting from 2025. It is essential to monitor the upcoming actions in the DOU and execution reports.

PROSUB, Partnership with France Since 2008 and the 2025 Schedule

The PROSUB originated from the Brazil–France partnership established in 2008, combining technology transfer with the construction of four conventional submarines of the Riachuelo class and the development of the nuclear submarine. The program also built the Naval Complex of Itaguaí (RJ), where the Brazilian ICN carries out the production.

In recent years, the Navy has delivered and incorporated units of the Riachuelo class, maintaining industrial flow and training qualified personnel. These advances support the transition to the SNCA “Álvaro Alberto”, whose propulsion reactor needs to be tested and qualified at LABGENE before moving on to the submarine hull.

For 2025, the Navy Agency of News indicated milestones such as preliminary section cuts and industrial preparations, stating that the start of construction of the nuclear submarine was expected in 2025. The signing of the contracts now mitigates bottlenecks and helps to maintain the technical-regulatory schedule.

Strategic Impact: Maritime Sovereignty, Blue Amazon, and Naval Technology

The nuclear submarine increases autonomy, discretion, and range in long-range patrols, decisive attributes for deterrence and for the protection of maritime routes, the pre-salt, and critical lines in the South Atlantic. This represents a technological leap that positions Brazil among a select group of countries with naval nuclear propulsion.

The program also strengthens the industrial base and knowledge transfer. Official and institutional documents record investments in Itaguaí’s infrastructure and the supplier chain, preserving competencies in engineering, materials, nuclear safety, and system integration that may radiate to other sectors.

Recent technical and scientific reports show the progress of LABGENE and reinforce that the complete cycle of the submarine is a process of multiple stages, with phase completion over the next decade, depending on budgetary and regulatory continuity. Continuing to invest is crucial to transform the milestones of 2025 into operational capacity.

3 Comentários

Mais recente

Mais antigos Mais votado

Feedbacks

Visualizar todos comentários

Daniel

#167609

03/09/2025 18:02

Que legal. Justo o país que mais fala mal do Brasil, crítica de tudo que pode, fala mal dos produtos que são produzidos aqui e ainda vão e beijam os pés deles.
Só ladeira abaixo!!

Responder

Gabriel

#165795

01/09/2025 21:13

É engraçado eles fecham contrato sem nem comunicar o povo

Responder

José Luiz

#166119

Em resposta a Gabriel

02/09/2025 13:29

E desde quando na área militar, o povo manda alguma coisa?

Responder

Without Bidding, Brazil Closes Agreements of Approximately R$ 3.17 Billion With French Company to ‘Unlock’ Nuclear Submarine Álvaro Alberto

Two Contracts for Bidding Exemption with Naval Group Total € 528 Million to Accelerate PROSUB, with Fronts at LABGENE and SNCA Álvaro Alberto Systems, with Milestones Expected Throughout 2025

Contracts of € 528 Million with Naval Group, What Will Be Done at LABGENE and Álvaro Alberto

PROSUB, Partnership with France Since 2008 and the 2025 Schedule

Strategic Impact: Maritime Sovereignty, Blue Amazon, and Naval Technology

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

Found in one of the most radioactive places on Earth, this Chernobyl fungus may be doing something with radiation that no one has been able to explain to this day.

The U.S. Army receives the first Black Hawk helicopter that can fly without pilots, be controlled by a tablet, and even land on its own during high-risk missions.

With more than 635,000 doctors, Brazil sees competition increasing in large cities, and recent graduates are competing for shifts at an accelerated pace while the countryside still faces shortages.

What can really trigger large volcanic eruptions? Research suggests that gas returning to the magma may be more dangerous than gas escaping from it.

Goodbye expensive popular car: electric vehicle for less than R$ 70,000 starts being sold in Brazil with a range of 200 km and targets those looking to escape gasoline.

With an investment of R$ 612 million, a capacity to process 1.2 million liters of milk per day, Piracanjuba inaugurates a mega cheese factory that increases national production, reduces dependence on imports, and repositions Brazil on the global dairy map.

USA and China compete for Brazil over resources that could be worth trillions — rare earths put the country at the center of a global dispute

Motorola launched the Signature with a gold seal from DxOMark, tying with the iPhone 17 Pro in camera performance, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 that surpassed 3 million in benchmarks, and a zoom that impresses even at night.

Satellites reveal beneath the Sahara a giant river buried for thousands of kilometers: study shows that the largest hot desert on the planet was once traversed by a river system comparable to the largest on Earth.

The government requests the Federal Revenue Service for a new system to automate the income tax declaration, reducing errors, time, and bureaucracy for millions of Brazilians.

With 74% of companies facing difficulties in hiring, technicians and engineers in renewable energy are becoming scarce in Brazil and are essential to support the expansion of solar, wind, and green hydrogen projects.

Without Bidding, Brazil Closes Agreements of Approximately R$ 3.17 Billion With French Company to ‘Unlock’ Nuclear Submarine Álvaro Alberto

Two Contracts for Bidding Exemption with Naval Group Total € 528 Million to Accelerate PROSUB, with Fronts at LABGENE and SNCA Álvaro Alberto Systems, with Milestones Expected Throughout 2025

Contracts of € 528 Million with Naval Group, What Will Be Done at LABGENE and Álvaro Alberto

PROSUB, Partnership with France Since 2008 and the 2025 Schedule

Strategic Impact: Maritime Sovereignty, Blue Amazon, and Naval Technology

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

Found in one of the most radioactive places on Earth, this Chernobyl fungus may be doing something with radiation that no one has been able to explain to this day.

The U.S. Army receives the first Black Hawk helicopter that can fly without pilots, be controlled by a tablet, and even land on its own during high-risk missions.

With more than 635,000 doctors, Brazil sees competition increasing in large cities, and recent graduates are competing for shifts at an accelerated pace while the countryside still faces shortages.

What can really trigger large volcanic eruptions? Research suggests that gas returning to the magma may be more dangerous than gas escaping from it.

Goodbye expensive popular car: electric vehicle for less than R$ 70,000 starts being sold in Brazil with a range of 200 km and targets those looking to escape gasoline.

With an investment of R$ 612 million, a capacity to process 1.2 million liters of milk per day, Piracanjuba inaugurates a mega cheese factory that increases national production, reduces dependence on imports, and repositions Brazil on the global dairy map.

The government requests the Federal Revenue Service for a new system to automate the income tax declaration, reducing errors, time, and bureaucracy for millions of Brazilians.

Pix in installments, international Pix, and contactless payment without internet: the Central Bank revealed the new features coming to the tool that is already used by almost every adult in Brazil.

Mercado Livre has just started selling medications with delivery in up to three hours to your door, and this move could completely change the way Brazilians buy medicines on a daily basis.

In Dubai, rising tensions from the war in the Middle East are causing super-rich individuals to leave the Gulf and direct their fortunes to a new financial refuge in Asia.

“No one will make us change the Pix,” says Lula after the US report.

USA and China compete for Brazil over resources that could be worth trillions — rare earths put the country at the center of a global dispute

Motorola launched the Signature with a gold seal from DxOMark, tying with the iPhone 17 Pro in camera performance, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 that surpassed 3 million in benchmarks, and a zoom that impresses even at night.

Satellites reveal beneath the Sahara a giant river buried for thousands of kilometers: study shows that the largest hot desert on the planet was once traversed by a river system comparable to the largest on Earth.

The government requests the Federal Revenue Service for a new system to automate the income tax declaration, reducing errors, time, and bureaucracy for millions of Brazilians.

With 74% of companies facing difficulties in hiring, technicians and engineers in renewable energy are becoming scarce in Brazil and are essential to support the expansion of solar, wind, and green hydrogen projects.