The 93-meter Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) is the first OPV that was designed and built by national means in Colombia

Naval News has an excellent interview with Vice Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo Obregon, Chief of the Colombian Navy. It covers many topics of common interest with the US Coast Guard.

He mentions an intelligence sharing system I was not aware of.

Currently, we have developed capabilities in information systems and software development, reaching a high degree of technological independence. This autonomy has allowed the creation of advanced technological solutions with our own resources, reflected in the digitalization and automation of processes. An important example of these advances is the development of the Orion Platform, which integrates drug trafficking information from more than 62 countries worldwide, registering alerts and operational results with real-time visualization and monitoring.

Simon Bolivar, Arctic-capable Research Ship (Colombian Navy photo)

Also discussed is Colombian Navy support of Antarctic research.

Illustration of the Colombian Navy’s future SIGMA 10514 frigate (Damen picture)

An accompanying illustration of one of the five Damen designed light frigates Colombia is building gives us a bit more indication of how they will be armed. There is a 76mm on the bow, a 16 cell vertical launch system, quad cruise missile launch tubes between the bridge and the stacks, and a BAE 40m Mk4 well aft on top of the hangar. They will probably have ASW torpedo tubes as well.