Brazilian Navy seeks logistics support ships
NT Almirante Gastão Motta is the current Brazilian Navy logistics support vessel. (Victor Barreira)
The Brazilian Navy is looking to acquire a fleet of logistics support ships, the Director of the Directorate of Navy Programs Management, Vice Admiral Marcelo da Silva Gomes, told Janes in late August.
The so-called Navio de Apoio Logístico (NApLog) project is run by the General Directorate of Navy Materiel as part of the ‘Modernization of Naval Power Strategic Program', and in line with the Navy Strategic Plan 2040.
The NApLog effort seeks the potential acquisition of two ships by 2033, worth a total of BRL1.2 billion (USD219.8 million) for Surface Force Command, Vice Adm Silva Gomes said.
The first ship is scheduled to be procured between 2026 and 2027, worth BRL600 million, and a second ship is planned to be ordered between 2028 and 2033, worth another BRL600 million, Vice Adm Silva Gomes detailed.
Brazil intends to acquire a ship with a crew complement of 130, an endurance of 35 days, a range of 12,000 n miles at a cruise speed of 14 kt, a maximum speed of 20 kt, and a draught of 7.6 m. The ship must be capable of lifting 300 m³ of JP-5 military jet fuel, 12,000 m³ of marine diesel oil or F-46 military fuel, 2,700 litre of fresh water, and four containers.
NApLog will be capable of supporting disaster relief, search-and-rescue (SAR), and humanitarian aid operations, providing medical support, as well as transporting vehicles, maritime and aviation fuel, fresh water, ammunition, lubricating oil, food, spare parts, and containers.
A landing platform for helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as a hangar, will enable the ship to carry out aviation operations.
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