Italian Navy

Industry News 

OCCAR: U212 NFS System Design Review (SDR) achieved

26/02/202226/02/2022 Paolo Valpolini Fincantieri, Italian Navy, Italy, Leonardo, OCCAR, submarine, U212, U212 NFS

22.2.22 is a palindrome number, it was also the date where a major milestone was delivered for the NFS Programme;

Continue reading

Industry News 

Fincantieri launches the fourth PPA “Giovanni delle Bande Nere” In Riva Trigoso

12/02/202212/02/2022 Paolo Valpolini Fincantieri, Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Isotta Fraschini, Italian Navy, OCCAR, PPA

Trieste, February 12, 2022– Today, the technical launch of the fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura)

Continue reading

Industry News 

OCCAR: ITS Duilio works successfully completed on time

09/02/202209/02/2022 Paolo Valpolini Eurosam, FSAF/PAAMS, Italian Navy, ITS Duilio, OCCAR

9 February 2022 – Following a 17-month maintenance-docking period in La Spezia Arsenal for the entire platform, the Horizon class

Continue reading

EDR News 

An integrated, joint Air Force and Navy expeditionary F-35B STOVL capability for Italy

28/01/202212/10/2022 Luca Peruzzi expeditionary, F-35B, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy, Italy

Italy will have an integrated, joint Air Force and Navy expeditionary capability based on the F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off Vertical

Continue reading

Industry News 

Fincantieri: production activities on the first Italian Navy’s NFS submarine start

11/01/202211/01/2022 Paolo Valpolini Fincantieri, Italian Navy, OCCAR, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, U212NFS

Trieste, January 11, 2022 – Production activities for the first of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near

Continue reading

Industry News 

Fincantieri to build a second LSS unit for the Italian Navy

21/12/202121/12/2021 Paolo Valpolini Fincantieri, Italian Navy, Logistic Support Ship, LSS

Trieste, December 20, 2021 – The consortium – Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Impresa (RTI) –led by Fincantieri has signed with OCCAR

Continue reading

Industry News 

Italy’s Cavour aircraft carrier successfully completed exercise with Navy and Air Force F-35B STOVL aircraft.

22/11/202122/11/2021 Paolo Valpolini Cavour, F-35B, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy, Italy, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, USMC

21 November 2021 – The exercise ended on Sunday (21 November), in the Central Mediterranean, in the presence of the

Continue reading

Uncategorised 

Launch customer for Leonardo ULISSES sonobuoys acoustic processor

01/10/202101/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini Italian Navy, Leonardo, Seafuture, sonobuoy, ULISSES

By Luca Peruzzi Leonardo ULISSES sonobuoys acoustic processor has a launch customer, company representative unveiled to EDR On-Line during Seafuture

Continue reading

Show Reports 

Seafuture 2021: Maritime domain at 360 degrees

28/09/202111/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini AIAD, IBG, Italian Navy, La Spezia, Seafuture

With over 80% of its national borders touched by the sea, and located at the center of the Mediterranean, Italy

Continue reading

Industry News 

First Italian Navy F-35B lands on the Cavour Aircraft Carrier

31/07/202131/07/2021 Paolo Valpolini Cavour, F-35B, Italian Navy

The Italian navy has received today the first  F-35B fighter being deployed on board the Cavour aircraft carrier, which this

Continue reading