The use of the Italian-made OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun to destroy the Houthi drone allowed to preserve the larger and costlier ASTER surface-to-air missiles. The French military’s Joint Staff ...

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of Emilio Bianchi (F 589), its tenth FREMM (European Multi-Mission Frigate) multi-mission frigate from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture owned by Italian ...

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its ninth Bergamini-class FREMM multimission frigate, Spartaco Schergat (F 598), from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and ...

Fincanteri has delivered the multi-purpose frigate Emilio Bianchi to the Italian Navy, the tenth FREMM-class vessel to be completed under the European Multi-Mission Frigate program. The frigate was ...

Fincantieri has started construction on the Italian Navy’s first of two next-generation FREMM frigates, known as the "EVOLUTION" version or FREMM EVO. The milestone was marked with a steel-cutting ...

A keel-laying ceremony for the Italian Navy's first FREMM Evo frigate was held by Fincantieri on 8 July. (Fincantieri) Fincantieri held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two next-generation ...

Italy has inked a contract for two new FREMM frigates, similar to the French version seen here, April 16, 2021. (Naval Group) Italy has signed a €1.5 billion contract with local defense champions ...

Fincantieri has marked the start of construction on the first of two next-generation FREMM frigates of the EVOLUTION version, known as FREMM EVO, at its Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard. The contract for ...