Training mission as a NATO deterrent? NATO appears to want to increase its deterrence in south-east Europe: As the headquarters of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO, Oeiras/Portugal) reported via its social media channels last weekend, modern Italian F-35B fighter jets had recently carried out a "training mission" over the Black Sea in...
The German navy is not the only one with its units in the Pacific region: the 15-year-old aircraft carrier Cavour (235 metres, 27,000 tonnes) of the Marina Militare returned to its home port of Taranto after a five-month stay in Southeast Asian waters. At the end of October, the accompanying battle group from the multi-purpose frigate ALPINO...
The San Giorgio class has enriched the Italian navy for three decades. Replacements are not to be procured until the 1930s. In addition to the two aircraft carriers Giuseppe Garibaldi and Cavour, the Italian Navy operates three smaller amphibious units of the San Giorgio class, which can be deployed in a variety of ways. Two ships - the San Giorgio and the San Marco were...
Tall ship meets aircraft carrier: US Navy compliments the Signora It was on 12 July 1962: The US aircraft carrier "USS Independence" encountered the "Amerigo Vespucci" in the Mediterranean under full sail and asked her to identify herself by light signal. The Italian three-masted ship, which had been launched in February 1931, gave...
The Italian group Fincantieri has been awarded a contract in Indonesia for the delivery of six Fremm frigates, the modernisation and sale of two Maestrale-class frigates and the logistical support associated with both programmes. The modernisation of the two Maestrale-class vessels, which Fincantieri will purchase from the Indonesian...
A successful German-Italian partnership began with the construction of the submarine class 212A. Portugal is now also benefiting from the advantages of the trinational partnership. Twenty-five years ago, on 22 April 1996, Germany and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to mark the beginning of a far-reaching partnership in the field of submarines. The aim was not...
In 2000, the Italian parliament decided to open up the armed forces to women. Now, for the first time, a woman, Lieutenant Erika Raballo, has been awarded the American "Wings of Gold". She was awarded the badge together with five male officers at the beginning of March after completing an important stage on the...
On 6 and 7 March, the Marine Nationale and Marina Militare held a joint submarine hunting exercise in the waters of the central Mediterranean. The Italian frigates Alpino and Margottini and the French Languedoc were involved. The three ships are Fremm frigates, a joint Italian-French project. The task of the ships was...
On 26 February, the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri signed a contract with Occar to build two submarines for the Italian Navy. These are units of the U 212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) class that have yet to be developed. The new boats are based on the 212 A programme and will be...
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