Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 23, the US Navy’s future USS Cooperstown, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin announced on December 14.
The Italian Ministry of Defense has announced its intention to proceed, via OCCAR, with a procurement contract for 2 + 2 Type U212 NFS submarines…
Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) first-of-class Al Zubarah air defense corvette started sea trials in Italy…
Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the leading shipbuilder in India.
After the technical launches respectively last February of the Al Zubarah (F 101) corvette and last September of the Musherib OPV (Q 61) for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces…
The technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel (OPV – Offshore Patrol Vessel) “Musherib”, ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.
Today, Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) for a feasibility study on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon type Air Defense Destroyers (designated frigates in the French and Italian navies).
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is building for French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique , the forward sections of the four “BRF” logistic support ships under the Franco-Italian LSS program led by OCCAR.
The First Steel Cutting ceremony for the Italian Navy’s Fifth Multipurpose Patrol Ship (PPA) took place on the 25th June at Riva Trigoso Shipyard (Genova). The steel cutting ceremony is a very meaningful milestone, as it marks the first tangible step of the building process and constitutes the virtual birth of a new ship.
Naviris, a 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed its first contract regarding research and technology (R&T) with OCCAR, the European Joint Armaments Cooperation organisation. Naviris, as prime contractor, will coordinate technical activities managed by Fincantieri and Naval Group and will own the intellectual property of all the research findings.
