Timelines and details emerge on European Patrol Corvette programme
Listed as a key programme in the European Council’s Permanent Structured Cooperation framework, which was established in 2017 to improve pan-European cooperation in the defence sector, the EPC is being developed by Naviris, a joint venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri, in coordination with other industrial partners and national and European authorities.
To date, four countries have signed up for the programme: France, Italy, Spain and Greece.
While still at the early stage of design, Naviris provided a programme update on 21 October during an online roundtable held under the aegis of the Euronaval online conference.
Officials confirmed that
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