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a general license for the use of know-how France in 2008, through which contracts and Figure 3 - Submarine construction shipyard in Itaguaí – RJ
(SINAVAL, 2020; BRAZILIAN NAVY, 2021). strategic documents were established, which
It is generally observed that the FCT provide for the execution of three major un-
focuses on the production of vessels with dertakings: i) the design and construction of
high levels of national content, in addition a Shipyard and Naval Base (SNB) and a Steel
to stimulating the culture and adopting the Structures Manufacturing Unit (UFEM); ii) the
life cycle management model, as well as construction of four conventional submarines
the self-sustainability character. In addition (S-BR), based on the French Scorpène class,
to contributing directly to the surveillance and the design of its intermediate section,
and protection of the Amazônia Azul (Blue modified to meet the specific requirements
Amazon), the FCT will benefit the Brazilian of the Brazilian Navy; and iii) the design and
presence and performance in the South At- construction of the hull of the first conven-
lantic and will promote positive externalities tional Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine
related to the promotion of industry and the (SN-BR) (MARINHA DO BRASIL, 2014).
national economy in its maritime aspect. In The Program encompasses, in its various
this sense, the program is an inducer of eco- fronts, technology transfer, personnel train-
nomic activity and national development. ing and improvement of the infrastructure
From this perspective, it is combined with necessary for the construction and main- Source: Brazilian Navy. PROSUB. Available at: https://www.marinha.mil.br/programas-estrategicos/prosub.
other projects with high potential for fund- tenance of submarines. Having in its scope At the same time, the design and devel- surveillance and protection of the Amazônia
ing, such as the Submarine Development a strong component of nationalization of opment of the first Brazilian nuclear-powered Azul (Blue Amazon), PROSUB also has re-
Program, PROSUB, discussed below. equipment and systems of high technologi- conventional submarine, previously named percussions related to the development
cal content, the program results in the pro- Álvaro Alberto (SN-10), is continuing. Among of autochthonous ST&I. The processes of
3.4 PROSUB and the Navy’s Nuclear motion of the level of science, technology the main advantages of this type of subma- technology transfer and nationalization of
Program
and innovation (ST&I) of the national indus- rine, compared to the conventional one (die- components, fundamental elements of the
The Submarine Development Program try (ANDRADE et al., 2019). sel-electric propulsion), the following stand program, promote the necessary conditions
(PROSUB) is a subprogram of the Naval In the context of the protection and sur- out: its virtually unlimited autonomy, with no for a significant technological drag, that is,
Power Nucleus Construction Program fo- veillance of the Amazônia Azul (Blue Am- need to expose yourself to charge the bat- for the diffusion of knowledge and equip-
cusing on the construction of four conven- azon), PROSUB will allow Brazil to have teries; navigation over greater distances and ment through different civil and military
tional submarines and the first Brazilian nu- greater deterrent capacity and greater speed, for practically unrestricted time; its production chains (ANDRADE et al., 2019).
clear-powered conventional submarine. In control over activities carried out in its ju- extremely robust structure, ensuring greater In this context, the Navy’s partnership with
general, PROSUB seeks to ensure the objec- risdictional waters – increasing, above all, resistance to high pressures and consequent- universities, research institutes and private
tive presented since the first version of the its ability to respond to threats existing in ly a greater immersion depth to be reached and state-owned companies, as well as
National Defense Strategy (NDS) of denying its maritime space. By 2022, the Riachuelo (ANDRADE et al., 2019). However, the high other components of the BID, in research
the use of the sea, guaranteeing Brazil a (S-40) and Humaitá (S-41) submarines had complexity and high-cost contrast with these efforts related to the program should be
“wide-ranging submarine naval force” and already been launched. The Tonelero (S-42) characteristics, making it ideal for the Brazil- highlighted (MARINHA DO BRASIL, 2014).
the ability to “design and manufacture both and Angostura (S-43), in turn, are in an ad- ian submarine fleet to be composed of both With regard to the scientific-technological
conventional and nuclear-powered subma- vanced stage of construction (MARINHA DO types – which even favors different forms of aspects of PROSUB, it is essential to under-
rines” (BRASIL, 2008, p. 21). BRASIL, 2021). The figure below shows the action of these means in the South Atlantic. stand the Navy’s Nuclear Program (PNM).
PROSUB was formalized after a strate- submarine construction shipyard in Itaguaí, It should be noted that, in addition to Appointed as a priority by the National
gic partnership signed between Brazil and in the state of Rio de Janeiro. providing Brazil with greater capacity for Defense documents and implemented since

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