Italian Navy

Oct- 2026 -

2 October

Fincantieri Lays Keel of Second U212 NFS Submarine for Italian Navy

Fincantieri has laid the keel for the Italian Navy’s second of four U212 Near Future Submarines at the company’s Muggiano shipyard.

Sep- 2026 -

29 September

Asia Pacific

Indonesian Navy's first aircraft carrier KRI Sriwijaya (100).

Christine Casimiro

Fincantieri, PT PAL Indonesia Join Forces to Modernize Jakarta’s First Aircraft Carrier

Italian firm Fincantieri and Surabaya-based shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia have established a cooperation framework to modernize Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier.

28 September

Sea

The Italian Navy's "Domenico Millelire" (P436) Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) or Thaon di Revel-class multipurpose offshore patrol vessel.

Rojoef Manuel

Fincantieri Delivers Italian Navy’s 7th Thaon di Revel Patrol Boat

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its seventh Thaon di Revel-class multipurpose offshore patrol vessel from Fincantieri as part of a contract signed in 2019.

25 September

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Fincantieri, Leonardo Joint Venture Wins $4.2B Italian Navy DDX Destroyer Deal

The Italian Navy is moving ahead with its DDX destroyer program after Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a Fincantieri-Leonardo joint venture, secured a major contract for two vessels.

22 September

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

First Indonesian Carrier Arrives With Heavy Backlash Over Retrofit Cost

Indonesia has taken delivery of its first aircraft carrier, welcoming the former Italian Navy warship ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C-551) amid domestic debate over the aging vessel’s cost and strategic value.

18 September

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Italy’s New TESEO MK2/E Anti-Ship Missile Moves Closer to Production

MBDA’s TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missile has completed a validation firing for the Italian Navy, bringing its development closer to completion.

Aug- 2026 -

5 August

Sea

Hull of an Italian Navy New-Generation Minehunter/Coastal (NGM/C) vessel. Photo: Intermarine/Immsi

Rojoef Manuel

Intermarine Begins Hull Construction on Italian Navy’s Second Littoral Minehunter Ship

Intermarine has begun fiberglass hull lamination for the Italian Navy’s second New-Generation Minehunter/Coastal vessel at its Sarzana shipyard.

Jul- 2026 -

16 July

Arms

Sailors handling Beretta Automatic Musket (MAB Beretta Model 38) 9mm submachine guns. Photo: Italian Navy

Rojoef Manuel

Italy Lists 16,000+ Retired Beretta MAB Submachine Guns for Sale

Italy's Ministry of Defence has opened bidding for more than 16,000 decommissioned Beretta Automatic Musket 9mm submachine guns previously used by the Italian Navy.

Apr- 2026 -

24 April

Sea

The ITS Paolo Thaon di Revel (P430), the lead Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Fincantieri to Transform Italian Navy Patrol Frigates Into Full Combat Standard

Fincantieri has signed an agreement to upgrade the Italian Navy’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura multipurpose offshore patrol frigates into “full combat” systems.

15 April

Europe