Delivery of the first U212NFS is scheduled for 2029. The new submarine class is described as a substantial evolution of the U212A, with greater design maturity, a higher level of national technological content and improved integration of onboard systems.
Fincantieri stated that innovations developed by Italian industry include a lithium-ion propulsion battery and a new combat system. According to the company, these developments are intended to provide greater stealth, endurance, efficiency and cyber resilience.
The company said the U212NFS programme contributes to preserving and enhancing national industrial know-how. It added that the initiative consolidates the technological position of Fincantieri and the wider Italian supply chain through increased development of components within the country, and reinforces the strategic role of the Muggiano shipyard, which has more than a century of activity and has built over one hundred submarines for the national underwater component.
