Free Wants the Government to Show Accounts and Documents About Buying Frigates
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The party questions 100 million differences between what Montenegro said and what Nuno Melo said and wants to know why they cost more than the Italian Navy.
The EVO Multi-Mission Frigates Destined for Portugal Will Cost 25% More than Those Ordered by Italy.
In July, having rejected the French Naval Group's Defense and Intervention Frigate (FDI), Portugal signed an agreement with Italy to acquire three EVO Multi-Mission Frigates (FREMM). The estimated cost is €3.9 billion, a sum that includes the ships' maintenance and operational readiness (MCO). This article, "EVO Multi-Mission Frigates for Portugal Will Cost 25% More Than Those Ordered by Italy," first appeared on Zone Militaire.
However, at the end of July, the Portuguese industrial sector itself acknowledged that it did not yet have detailed information on which specific companies would participate or what economic volume that return would have.This aspect is particularly important because the SAFE programme precisely establishes a strong link between the acquisition of military capabilities and the strengthening of the European industrial and technological base.Portug…
The price of frigates, the alleged intermediation and the return to Portuguese industry are at the heart of the parties' doubts about the €3.9 billion deal.
The Free asked the Minister of National Defence today for clarification and documentation on the cost, counterpart and transparency of the purchase of three frigates from Italy, pointing "incongruence in the information available" of one of the "greater multi-annual financial commitments" of the State.
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