EPC
European Patrol Corvette

​The MMPC (Multi Modular Patrol Corvette) Programme started as the EPC (European Patrol Corvette), a project of future innovative naval vessels which is developed in a collaborative way by Navies and members of the European Union under the banner of PeSCo (Permanent Structured Cooperation) projects. The initiative, born following the signature on June 2019 of a Letter of Intent between Italy and French Navy, has attracted the interest of others Nations that have progressively revealed their intention to join as Participating Member States (Greece, Spain and Romania).
 
In July 2021 a proposal led by NAVIRIS was awarded by the European Commission (EC) and in December 2021 the European Commission and Occar signed an Agreement called “Contribution Agreement” to entrust Occar for the preparation phase, the signature and the management of the Grant Agreement (contract between OCCAR and an Industrial European Consortium coordinated by Naviris).

​The overall value of the MMPC CALL 1 is 87 M€. The contractual were signed on the 24th October 2023 between Occar and a Consortium, coordinated by Naviris gathering together three of the most important European shipyards, Fincantieri, Naval Group, Navantia and other beneficiaries/subcontractors for a total of 39 companies from 12 different countries (Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Holland and Estonia).
 
This first phase of the programme, with a duration of 24 months, aims to provide concept/feasibility studies and initial design for a next generation class of naval vessel to be realised in different variants by adding platform weapon systems in a modular concept. The design aims to be flexible, more energy-efficient, greener, safer, more interoperable and cyber-secured. MMPC is envisaged as a platform which may be used by different European countries based on a shared baseline which can be tailored to National needs.