Italy: The Marina Militare was also in the Indo-Pacific

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 consisting of the multipurpose frigate ALPINO of the Bergamini class (144 metres, 6,700 tonnes) and the patrol frigate Raimondo Montecuccioli of the modern Thaon di Revel class (143 metres, 5,700 tonnes) also returned to Italy.

The latter started its journey at the beginning of May in order to take part in the major multinational manoeuvre RIMPAC off Hawaii, travelling through Panama. On the other side of the globe, Cavour and Alpino took part in the Australian-British-led manoeuvre Pitch Black 2024 together with the vertical take-off capable F-35B fighter aircraft and the much older AV-8B Harrier II Plus, before heading to Japanese waters to expand operational cooperation with Japan's Self Defence Forces and the US Navy's 7th Fleet in exercise Noble Raven 24. The German Indo-Pacific association was therefore not without competition in this region of the world.