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Arsenal do Alfeite, S.A.

Almada, Portugal

Naval SystemsMRO & LogisticsWeaponsDual-use
Founded 2009Prime Contractor, MRO & ServicesSupplies Naval Forces
Profile last updated: June 13, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, Arsenal do Alfeite, S.A. is a defense prime contractor based in Almada, Portugal working in naval systems, mro & logistics, weapons.

Arsenal do Alfeite, S.A. is a Portuguese public limited company with exclusively public capital, under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defence. It operates a shipyard at the Lisbon Naval Base on the south bank of the Tagus, covering 36 hectares. The company builds, repairs and maintains naval vessels for the Portuguese Navy, other NATO navies and commercial clients. Its work covers steel and aluminium hulls, wooden and composite structures, electronics, optronics, weapons, mechanics and electrical systems. It also maintains naval weapon systems and submarines, including the Albacora class, and provides metrology and calibration services through accredited laboratories. It runs a training academy and is part of the IdD Portugal Defence group.

Location

Almada, Portugal

Founded

2009

Company type

State-owned enterprise

Focus areas

shipbuildingnaval repairsubmarine maintenanceship conversionmetrologycalibrationnon-destructive testingnaval weapons maintenance

Languages

PTEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsMRO & LogisticsWeapons

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareMaintenance & RepairManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Escotilha dos submarinos Classe Albacora

Submarine hatch

Hatch that keeps the submarine's pressure hull watertight when surfaced or submerged and allows personnel and material access.

Portas estanques e frigoríficas, escotilhas, vigias e janelas

Naval ship doors and hatches

Watertight and refrigerated doors, hatches, portholes, windows, ammunition chests and ventilation covers for ships, built in steel or aluminium.

Acessórios para o navio

Naval outfitting

Ship accessories such as watertight doors and hatches, standard doors, waste containers, hinges and fixing eyes in stainless steel, aluminium or naval steel.

End users

Naval Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

Submarinos Classe AlbacoraLanchas Classe CentauroLanchas Salva-Vidas Classe Vigilante IILanchas Classe BolinaFragata D. Fernando II e GlóriaTorpedo MK46Torpedo Black SharkMíssil Seasparrow RIM-7M/7P/VLContramedidas anti-torpedo CIRCE

Named customers

Marinha PortuguesaDGAMMarinhas da NATOMarinhas aliadas

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

NP EN ISO/IEC 17025

Issued by: Instituto Português de Acreditação (IPAC)

ISO 3834 approval

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