Italy

Europe Naval 

Fincantieri Delivers Eighth FREMM Frigate ITS Antonio Marceglia to Italian Navy

April 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bergamini-class FREMM, FREMM multipurpose frigate, Frigate, Italian Navy (Marina Militare MM), Italy, ITS Antonio Marceglia (F597), Muggiano Shipyard

Fincantieri has delivered the eighth FREMM frigate, ITS Antonio Marceglia, to the Italian Navy during a ceremony at its shipyard

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Europe Misc 

Italy’s National Fire Corps Receives First Two Leonardo AW139 Helicopters

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial firefighting, AgustaWestland AW139, Firefighting Operations, Helicopter, Italy, Leonardo, Vigili del Fuoco (Italy)

The Italian National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fuoco), part of the Ministry of the Interior, took delivery of the first

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Middle East Naval 

Fincantieri Begins Construction of First Patrol Vessel Ordered by Qatari Emiri Navy

March 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fincantieri, Italy, Muggiano Shipyard, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), Patrol vessel, Qatar, Qatari Emiri Navy (QEN)

Italian shipbuilding major, Fincantieri has begun the construction of the first patrol vessel ordered by the by Qatari Emiri Navy

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Europe Naval 

Rolls-Royce Wins Contract to Supply Propulsion Package for Malta’s New P71 Patrol Vessel

March 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armed Forces of Malta, Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA, Italy, Malta, Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), Patrol vessel, Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria for the supply of a marine propulsion package to

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Europe Naval 

Cantiere Navale Vittoria Awarded Hellenic Coast Guard Order for Three Patrol Vessels

March 16, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA, European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Greece, Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG), Italy, Patrol vessel

The Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy has signed a EUR42 million (USD48 million) contract with Italian shipbuilder, Cantiere

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Air Europe 

First Two IFTS M-346 Jet Trainers Arrive at Italian Air Force’s Galatina Air Base

March 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Galatina Air Base, Italian Air Force, Italy, Leonardo, Leonardo International Flight Training School (IFTS), Leonardo M-346, Trainer aircraft

The first two Leonardo M-346 jet trainers, part of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) project, joined the other 18

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Air Europe 

Leonardo’s New M-40 Target Drone Conducts Its First Live Mission for Italian Navy

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial Target Drone, Italian Navy (Marina Militare MM), Italy, ITS Cavour (C550), ITS Francesco Mimbelli (D561), Leonardo, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Mirach 40 (M-40)

Leonardo’s new M-40 target drone flew its first live mission for the Italian Navy in a recent training exercise at

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Europe Naval 

Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Ninth FREMM Frigate, ITS Spartaco Schergat

February 25, 2019March 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bergamini-class FREMM, Fincantieri, FREMM multipurpose frigate, Frigate, Italian Navy (Marina Militare MM), Italy, ITS Spartaco Schergat (F598), Riva Trigoso Shipyard

Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri has launched the ninth FREMM frigate, Spartaco Schergat (F598) for the Italian Navy, during a ceremony at

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Air Europe 

Leonardo Unveils First Pre-Production AWHERO Rotary Unmanned Air System (RUAS)

February 23, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Italy, Leonardo, SD-150 Hero RUAV, Sistemi Dinamici, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Helicopter

Leonardo has officially unveiled the first pre-production AWHERO Rotary Unmanned Air System (RUAS) during a ceremony in Pisa, Italy on

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Europe Training & Simulation 

Italy Qualifies CAE-Built Predator Mission Trainer for Zero Flight Time Training on Predator B/MQ-9 UAS

February 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amendola Air Base, CAE Inc., CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT), General Atomics MQ-9 Predator B, Italian Air Force, Italy, Training and Simulation, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

CAE announced that the Italian Ministry of Defence and Italian Air Force have formally qualified the CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer

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