Italy’s DPP 2024-2026: Strengthening of Italian Navy and maritime-related programmes
Italian priorities in the naval domain include means to counter emerging threats, the renewal and enhancement of the underwater, surface and airborne platforms...
25 Oct 2024
Italian priorities in the naval domain include means to counter emerging threats, the renewal and enhancement of the underwater, surface and airborne platforms...
11 Sep 2024
A new class of submarine, under construction for the Qatari Emiri Navy, has broken the surface. The submarine is under testing in La Spezia on the Italian coast.
03 May 2024
The Mare Aperto 2024, the largest exercise ever planned and conducted by the Italian Navy Fleet Command, kicked off today.
22 Feb 2024
Italy is seeking a new, more capable maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to deliver anti-submarine warfare (ASW) output to counter an increasing submarine threat in the Mediterranean Sea.
30 Dec 2023
Italy's T. Mariotti has won a contract to build two auxiliary coastal transport and lighthouse assistance vessels for the Italian Navy.
20 Nov 2023
New naval and joint procurement programmes together with additional funding for on-going activities are included in the recently published Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document...
18 Mar 2022
The U212 NFS new Battery System (Lithium based) successfully completed its System Design Review (SDR)...
12 Oct 2021
Since the 1st of October Italian Navy Bergamini-class frigate ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596) is operating as the first national asset under the Operation AGENOR within the European-led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH) initiative.
09 Jul 2021
On 05 July 2021, a ceremony was held in OCCAR-EA premises (Paris area) to celebrate the signature of the Amendment 8 to the “Sustainment & Enhancement” contract to launch the Mid-Life-Update (MLU) production of ASTER missiles for Italy and the United Kingdom.
24 Jun 2021
MBDA has successfully completed a firing of the CAMM-ER air defence missile against a manoeuvring target.