NGIN /en en Brazilian Navy maintains strategic independence for communication systems on French-built submarines /en/worldwide-defence/radiocom/news/brazilian-navy-maintains-strategic-independence-communication When the Brazilian Navy ordered four new submarines from France in 2009, it spelled out its requirements in no uncertain terms. 17 Oct 2018 2727077 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2018-11/GettyImages-157502832_0_0.jpg