A Estratégia Nacional de Defesa e a Reestruturação da Indústria Nacional de Defesa: o desafio do segmento naval da base industrial de defesa para atender as encomendas de Navios Patrulha de 500 toneladas para a Marinha do Brasil

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the current challenges to the naval branch of the Brazilian Defense Industrial Base (DIB) in building the Macaé class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) and the appropriate measures that can speed up the ships’ procurement pro gram . The ships of the first batch of the 500 tons OPV (Macaé class) program, built by the INACE shipyard, were delivered, despite the difficulties with the transfer of technology pr ocess. However, the delivery of the vessels of the second batch, under construction at the EISA shipyard, has suffered repeated delays, mainly due to economic problems facing the country, the shipyards and the marine parts industry. The paper also addresse s the prospects for the creation of an industry cluster, focused on building civilian and military vessels, which should contribute to the program. Challenges for the transfer of technology and for the use of Brazilian equipment and initiatives to boost th e naval branch of the DIB are also presented. Finally, the paper highlights, among several challenges, the survival of the DIB; the transfer of technology; and the increasing use of indigenous equipment. Likewise, it points out, among the initiatives, the encouragement of the ships export; the development of a naval cluster; and the laws and policies of interest to the DIB, which have been approved by the Brazilian government.