Overview of Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi’s Visit to BrazilAdmiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy (IN), visited Brazil from December 9 to 12, 2025 to enhance maritime cooperation, professional exchanges, and capacity-building with the Brazilian Navy(BN).
Key Highlights of the Visit:
Engagements: During his visit to Brazil, CNS Tripathi held high-level bilateral meetings with senior leaders of Brazil, including Celso Amorim, Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil; Brazilian Defence Minister Jose Mucio Monteiro, among others, to review the full spectrum of bilateral defence and maritime security cooperation, and coordination across the South Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.
Visited BN Facilities: CNS Tripathi visited key BN facilities: the Itaguai Naval Complex and the amphibious helicopter carrier NAM Atlantico (A140).

• Also, he attended the passing-out parade of 140 midshipmen at Brazilian Naval Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tripartite MoU Signed: A key highlight of CNS Tripathi’s visit was the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the IN, the BN and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) to exchange information on the maintenance of Scorpene‑class submarines and other naval vessels.

• The MoU establishes a comprehensive framework that will facilitate the exchange of technical information, maintenance philosophies, industrial practices, spare parts support, and personnel training.
• The new tripartite MoU will be valid for a period of 10 years from the date of signing and may be extended through mutual written consent.