Tag: Italian Navy
22 May 1941: the long night of the Torpedo Boat Lupo
June 1, 2019 seawaves
May 22, 2019 (Google Translation) – Seventy-eight years ago, in the Aegean Sea, the Royal Torpedo Boat Lupo , led by frigate captain Francesco Mimbelli , became the protagonist of a memorable night action during the battle of Crete. With admirable audacity and exceptional readiness, he faced an English formation, composed of the cruisers Ajax, Orion, Dido and the destroyers Hereward, Hasty, Janus and Kimberley, managing to stand up to the enemy and protecting the convoy. At 10.33pm on May 21st, near Capo Spada , the Wolf, suddenly sighted at…
June 2019Capo Spada, Italian Navy, Lupo, Second World War
46 Italian Sailors Conduct Anti-Piracy Training in Pakistan
February 20, 2019 seawaves
February 15, 2019 – Contrast to maritime piracy, cooperation in areas of crisis and interoperability between fleets. These are the general objectives that animated the international exercise AMAN 2019 , organized by the Pakistani Navy, which took part in representing the Italian Navy the European Multi Mission Frigate (FREMM) Carlo Margottini, already engaged in the campaign in the Middle East and Mar Arabian (MOMA). The Aman exercise, or "peace" in Urdu language, kicked off on Friday 8 February, with an opening ceremony in the presence of the Commander in Chief…
February 2019FREMM, Italian Navy, ITS Carlo Margottini, Karachi, piracy
Italy's New Submarine Rescue Ship
January 24, 2019 seawaves
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January 2019Fincantieri, Italian Navy, rescue, submarine
Ships Under Construction for Italian Navy 2018
April 25, 2018 seawaves
April 2018Italian Navy
Keel Laid for New Italian LHD
The keel laying ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) took place today at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, marking the beginning of the slipway works of the unit. The new unit will be delivered in 2022 and it falls within the naval program of the maritime capability of Defense, approved by the Italian Government and Parliament and started in May 2015. The LHD will be classified by RINA Services pursuant international conventions about prevention of pollution regarding the more traditional aspects, like the ones…
February 2018Castellammare di Stabia, Fincantierri, Italian Navy, LHD
ITS Antonio Marceglia Launching
February 4, 2018 seawaves
Google Translation "Defense and industry work together for the country" so the Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti at the launching ceremony of the frigate "Antonio Marceglia" took place this morning. "Ship Marceglia is the example of the excellent industrial integration crucial for a common European policy. A new step has been made toward the Navy of the future Military, thanks to the extraordinary skills of our yards and ingenuity of the designers, the result of strong collaboration between industry and defense. " So the Minister Pinotti this morning, during the…
February 2018F597, FREMM, Italian Navy, ITS Antonio Marceglia, OCCAR, Roberta Pinotti
Italian F-35B lands at Pax River
The first F-35B assembled outside of the U.S. landed at NAS Patuxent River on Jan. 31 after completing a transatlantic flight from Cameri Air Base in northern Italy. The flight follows the Italian Ministry of Defense's acceptance of the aircraft on Jan. 25 at the Cameri F-35 final assembly line. There are two foreign F-35 final assembly lines, the other is located in Nagoya, Japan. Cameri is the only B variant final assembly line outside of the U.S. and has delivered nine F-35As and one F-35B. The aircraft is assigned…
February 2018F-35B, Italian Navy, Lockheed Martin, NAS Patuxent River
GE Engines for Latest Italian FREMM
March 30, 2017 March 30, 2017 seawaves
March 27, 2017 – GE's Marine Solutions announces that the seventh multi-purpose Italian FREMM frigate Federico Martinengo, was launched on March 4. The ceremony was held at Fincantieri's Riva Trigoso shipyard in Genoa, Italy. All of the Italian Navy's new Carlos Bergamini-class FREMM frigates (10-ship program) feature the same power dense GE LM2500+G4 gas turbine in a COmbined Diesel eLectric And Gas turbine (CODLAG) propulsion system. In addition to the Italian FREMM frigates, the DCNS shipyard in Lorient, France, is well underway with a 10-ship program that also uses the…
2017 MarchCarlo Bergamini CODLAG, FREMM, GE Aviation, Italian Navy