► NAVANTIA signs a contract to modernize two patrol vessels for Angolan Navy
15th October 2026.- Navantia has signed in Angola a contract to repair and modernize two Mandume-class patrol vessels for the Angolan Navy. The work will take place at the San Fernando (Cádiz) shipyard.
The contract, signed with Simportex, the Angolan state-owned company responsible for procurement for the Ministry of Defence, involves the modernization of the patrol vessels Golfinho and Atlântico, built at the Spanish state-owned Empresa Nacional Bazán – now Navantia – in the early 1990s.
This order from the Angolan government marks another step forward in Navantia’s international defence market for its Repairs and Services business area, particularly in Africa, where commercial efforts are being made to support navies in modernizing their existing ships.
In addition, the contract includes training for a number of officers of the Angolan Navy in Spain, as well as two years of life-cycle support and knowledge transfer to the Navy to enable the maintenance of the vessels in Angola.
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Navantia signed a contract on 15th October 2026 to modernize two Mandume-class patrol vessels for the Angolan Navy at the San Fernando shipyard in Cádiz. The agreement includes training for Angolan officers in Spain and two years of life-cycle support for the vessels. This contract marks a significant step for Navantia in the African defense market, focusing on naval modernization efforts.
- Navantia signed a contract to modernize two Mandume-class patrol vessels for the Angolan Navy.
- The work will be conducted at the San Fernando shipyard in Cádiz.
- The contract includes training for Angolan Navy officers in Spain.
- The modernization supports Navantia's efforts in the African defense market.
- The vessels were originally built in the early 1990s.