Fincantieri has held the keel-laying ceremony for the first next-generation U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) for the Italian Navy at its Muggiano shipyard.
Navantia and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project.
Italian company Avio S.p.A. announced that Avio USA will establish a new solid rocket motor facility in Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
The first next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Italian Navy, “Ugolino Vivaldi”, has been launched at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso.
Ericsson, Leonardo and the Italian Navy have completed a maritime connectivity test using an Ericsson 5G Standalone system.
Italy’s parliament has approved an almost €9 billion funding plan for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint fighter jet project with Britain and Japan whose projected early-phase costs have more than tripled from initial estimates.
The Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles joint venture has delivered the first four Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles to the Italian Army at the Multifunctional Experimentation Centre in Montelibretti, officially launching the A2CS programme.
Italy’s Ministry of Defence has announced the start of the delivery and acceptance process for the SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems.
According to Euronews, Italy is preparing for a parliamentary decision on whether to invest around €9 billion in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) over the coming decade.
The FREMM EVO Programme has successfully completed its Critical Design Review across the Platform, Combat System, and Whole Warship and Integrated Logistic Support domains.
The third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Fincantieri has delivered “Atlante”, the second Logistic Support Ship for the Italian Navy, during a ceremony held at its Castellammare di Stabia shipyard.
