According to a PR published on December 14, 2022, NVL Group and its local partner MTG Dolphin, together with representatives of the customer, started production of the second of two modular multipurpose patrol vessels (MMPV) for the Bulgarian Navy.
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Keel laying ceremony for the second Bulgarian MMPV. (Picture source: NVL Group)
The tradition of steel cutting is the first major milestone in the production process of a new ship. The two vessels are being built at MTG Dolphin in Varna under the management of the NVL Group and with the participation of numerous Bulgarian suppliers.
The vessels, which are 90 meters in length, with a displacement of approximately 2,300 t, are based on a proven NVL design and feature an integrated combat management system.
The units are predestined for tasks within the framework of international alliance missions for NATO and the EU, and will enable the Bulgarian Navy to counter air and land-based threats as well as surface and undersea threats. Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025, and the second vessel a year later.
On February 28, 2022, Bulgaria’s government approved a report by an interdepartmental working group recommending handing the tender to supply two Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels to German shipbuilding company Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.KG (NLV Group).
The offer from the German company was within the project’s financial framework of 984 million leva, including value-added tax (about 503 million euros).
