According to information published by the Defesa Aerea Naval website on November 26, 2020, the Brazilian navy has reclassified its PHM Atlântico (A140) landing platform helicopter ship as a multipurpose aircraft carrier under the name of NAM Atlântico. The ship is now able to operate with fixed-wing medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles as well as crewed tiltrotor VTOL aircraft.
The NAM (Navio Aeródromo Multipropósito – multipurpose aircraft carrier) Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM (Porta-Helicópteros Multipropósito -multipurpose helicopter carrier) Atlântico (A140) is a landing platform helicopter ship and the current flagship of the Brazilian Navy. Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy, she was commissioned on 30 September 1998 as HMS Ocean, serving until being decommissioned on 27 March 2018, and then commissioned into service with Brazil in June the same year.
The Brazilian Navy commissioned the multi-purpose helicopter carrier Atlântico (A140) on 29 June 2018 in the United Kingdom.