European Patrol Corvette
Artist's rendering of EPC variants sailing (by Naviris) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Cost | |
| In commission | Projected from 2030 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | <3,000 t |
| Length | <110 m (360 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | <5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | CODLAD, CODAD |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) or 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Armament | Varied depending on nation and role |
| Aircraft carried | NH90-sized helicopter and/or UAVs |
The Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC), previously named European Patrol Corvette (EPC), is a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project that was adopted by the European Council on 12 November 2019. The objective is to design and develop a new class of surface combatants. The project originally involved Italy and France, the former being the coordinator. The two countries would soon be joined by Greece as well as Spain, and gradually, by several other European countries such as Denmark, Norway and Romania.
In 2022, it was indicated that the project would receive a further €200 million from the EU's European Defence fund (EDF).