Embraer, through the Águas Azuis consortium, delivered the first Tamandaré-class frigate, Tamandaré (F200), to the Brazilian Navy. The vessel was formally commissioned during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on April 24, 2026.
The Águas Azuis consortium—comprising Embraer, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Atech—built the frigate at the TKMS Estaleiro Brasil Sul shipyard in Itajaí, southern Brazil. Construction began with steel cutting in June 2022, keel laying in March 2023, and launch in August 2024. The ship completed sea trials, including a live-fire exercise off Cabo Frio in April, certifying its combat and weapons systems.
The Tamandaré measures 107 meters in length with a beam of 16 meters and displaces about 3,500 tonnes. It accommodates a crew of 130, reaches a top speed of 27 knots, and has a range of 5,200 km. Features include a flight deck and hangar for helicopters, plus armament such as a Leonardo 76/62 mm gun, Rheinmetall 30 mm gun, SEA TLS-TT torpedoes, Terma decoys, and MBDA Sea Ceptor missiles. The combat management system comes from Atlas Elektronik, with IPMS by L3Harris, and digital architectures by Atech. Around 40 percent of components are domestically sourced, including the MANSUP missile.
During the commissioning, the consortium signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian Navy and Ministry of Defense to pursue a second batch of four frigates, expanding beyond the original four-ship order signed in March 2020 for 9.1 billion Brazilian reals. The remaining initial vessels—F201 Jerônimo de Albuquerque (launched August 2025), F202 Cunha Moreira (keel laid June 2025), and the fourth—are slated for delivery by 2029. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva noted progress on the additional units during talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Hannover.
Based on the TKMS MEKO A-100 platform, the frigates support anti-submarine warfare, air defense, maritime patrol, and escort missions, replacing older Brazilian Navy ships.