Project Escotillon IV: ASMAR Launched “Magellan”, the First of the New Multipurpose Ships of the Chilean Navy
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The LPD 93 “Magallanes” is the first of two units contemplated in the Project Scotillion IV Phase 1, which also considers the construction of the future LPD “Rapa Nui”. The initiative represents an investment of approximately 409.9 million dollars and is executed by ASMAR.
On his third visit to the Biobío Region, coinciding with the 100 days since the beginning of his term of office, the President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, led the ceremony to launch LPD 93 “Magallanes” into the sea. This is the first unit built within the framework of the National Continuous Plan of Naval Construction (PNCCN), specifically within the Escotillion IV Project of the Chilean Navy. The body also had the presence of the comman…
The ceremony was held in the shipyards of ASMAR in Talcahuano and marked a new milestone for the Chilean naval industry. “Magellan” is the first in a series of multipurpose ships intended to strengthen the logistic, amphibious and humanitarian support capabilities of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy concluded on Thursday the expected launch of the LPD-93 “Magellan”, the first multipurpose ship built within the framework of Project Escotillion …
With the presence of the President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Fernando Cabrera, national, regional, naval, foreign authorities, representatives of the academic and industrial world and personnel of the Shipyards and Masterships of the Navy (ASMAR), the launch of the Multipurpose Transport Ship (LPD) “Magallanes”, first [...] La entrada La Armada y Asmar entrenan Buque «Magellanes» was first pub…
For years, the development of military capabilities in Chile was mainly based on the acquisition of proven foreign systems. From frigates to combat aircraft, the dominant logic was to buy mature technology, integrate it to national needs and sustain it through local maintenance and modernization capabilities. However, the signing of the contract [...] La entrada STM y Proyecto Escotillon: the slow construction of a strategic autonomy for Chilean…
The launch to the sea of the new multipurpose LPD-93 Magellan vessel of the Chilean Navy, in an act that will be headed this Thursday 18 June by the President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, in Talcahuano, will be a new milestone in the history of shipbuilding of Shipyards and Marine Masterships (Asmar).The first unit, out of a total of four that contemplates the project Escotillion IV, will be able to operate throughout the Pacific and will…
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