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The Portuguese government has approved plans to acquire a third batch (NPO3S) of Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the Portuguese Navy's "Intersectoral Program for the Renewal of the Fleet" (PIRE). Portugal cur...
Portugal to buy six more OPVs 27 May 2021 by Victor Barreira The Portuguese government has approved plans to acquire a third batch (NPO3S) of Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the Portuguese Navy's Intersectoral Program for the Renewal of the Fleet (PIRE). Portugal currently operates four Viana do Castelo-class OPVs. It will acquire six more units with improved capabilities. (Victor Barreira) A tender for the construction of six vessels will be issued in 2021 by the state-owned company idD – Portugal Defence, the Ministry of National Defence said. The first un...