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Spain authorises EUR 716 million extension of Navantia's OPV fleet

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.

Reported Editor-read euro-sd.com, 18 September 2025

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.

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

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