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 "title": "Navantia, Fincantieri Sign Heads of Agreement for a 50/50 Euro Patrol Corvette Joint Venture — With Naval Group, the Yards Sign the EPC2 Design Consortium",
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 "published": "2026-11-05T15:23:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-11-09T15:23:26.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 5 November 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * At Euronaval in Paris, Navantia and Fincantieri signed heads of agreement for an incorporated joint venture covering their national European Patrol Corvette (EPC) programmes and related export opportunities; each will hold 50 per cent\n * The joint venture is to take overall responsibility for the programmes' development and act as the contracting entity, covering design coordination, common procurement, co-production, lifecycle support and ex",
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