Emgepron and Tidewise team up to develop first ‘made-in-Brazil’ USV
The first-ever “made-in-Brazil” unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been scheduled to take to the seas by 2025.
Brazil’s Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (Emgepron) revealed in February 2024 that it had entered into a partnership with Rio de Janeiro-based Tidewise to construct a USV named Suppressor. Shephard spoke with Emgepron recently about the ambitious project.
The two companies will develop two variants of the Suppressor: a 7m variant (Suppressor 7) and the 11m variant (Suppressor 11). Emgepron declined to discuss potential customers, although the company disclosed that the Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) was “interested” in the Suppressor.
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