
Fincantieri to launch Italian Navy’s 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ in June
Italian shipyard Fincantieri is set to launch the second Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) next month.

Italian shipyard Fincantieri is set to launch the second Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) next month.

The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) dispatched for the first time one of its FREMM Frigates to patrol the Gulf of Guinea while the French Navy (Marine Nationale) suspended its maritime security mission off West Africa.

The Italian Navy (Marina Militare)’s COMSUBIN Underwater Operating Group received a new uniform in February 2020.
OCCAR announced that the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) FREMM frigate ITS Martinengo successfully conducted the fourth ASTER 30 missile firing of the FREMM Programme on March 4, 2020.

The launch ceremony of the “Emilio Bianchi” frigate, the tenth and final FREMM vessel– Multi Mission European Frigates, took place on January 25, 2020 at the integrated shipyard of Riva Trigoso (Genoa) in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini.

The Italian Navy’s new auxiliary vessel A5335 Vulcano started its sea trials in the Gulf of La Spezia on December 5, 2019, according to OCCAR.

The Italian Navy’s first Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Paolo Thaon di Revel” started sea trials, setting sails in the blue waters of the Gulf of La Spezia on 12th Nov 2019.

The Italian Navy Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of class PPA Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship is now in the water following its roll out ceremony at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Muggiano – La Spezia, Italy. The vessel will feature a hybrid GE LM2500+G4 gas turbine propulsion system.

The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) published an updated version of its 2019-2034 Strategic Planning (Linee Di Indirizzo Strategico 2019-2034) which outlines the future composition of its fleet and assets.

The launching ceremony of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Paolo Thaon di Revel” took place June 15 at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia), in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Elisabetta Trenta.