Thales and Elettronica will modernize the Electronic Warfare (EW) system aboard the French and Italian Horizon type air defense destroyers.

On behalf of the French and Italian procurement agencies DGA and SEGREDIFESA/NAVARM, the OCCAR Director, Mr ...

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali won the Maintenance in Operational Conditions contract for the Cavour aircraft carrier and Horizon-class destroyers of the Italian Navy

France and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the mid-life update (MLU) of the Horizon type Air Defense destroyers

The French air defence destroyer 'Forbin', which has been deployed in the eastern Mediterranean for more than a month, conducted an exercise with four French Air Force Rafales from a Projected Air Base in the Middle East, on July 12, 2021.

French Navy and Royal Netherland Navy successfully conducted a joint sea trial on Naval Cooperative Watch - Veille de Coopération Navale (VCN) in May 2021.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that its Horizon type Air Defense Destroyer Forbin intercepted a supersonic target during Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that it has deployed a Surface Action Group to the Eastern Mediterranean in order to strengthen its presence in the area.

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).

In a first, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) demonstrated a cooperative engagement between two of its surface vessels.