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# Spain authorises EUR 716 million extension of Navantia's OPV fleet
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-17-spain-navantia-bam-opv-authorisation/
- Published: 2025-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:54.000Z
- Description: Spain's Council of Ministers authorised the start of contracting for two more Navantia built Buques de Accion Maritima patrol vessels, worth around EUR 716 million, extending the BAM class fleet.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [euro-sd.com, 18 September 2025](https://euro-sd.com/2025/09/major-news/46787/spain-to-get-two-more-opvs/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not cover the final contract, which Navantia and the ministry signed the following month.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)