Tag: Fincantieri
(R)evolutions in Naval Propulsion – It’s Electrifying!
Changing the type of propulsion used by warships to ones more environmentally friendly pose difficult challenges, especially if power hungry weapons/systems are to be...
All Change at the Corps: Force Design 2030
The plan for the future of the US Marine Corps is contentious and will see a restructuring away from its traditional all-arms employment.
A revision...
Suites for Subs
Elettronica gives Armada new details on its recent contract to supply Fincantieri with electronic warfare systems.
These will equip new conventional hunter-killer submarines for...
US Navy’s frigate construction programme picks up pace
Work on the US Navy’s (USN’s) Constellation-class guided missile frigate programme has reached another milestone with a 20 May contract modification to shipbuilder Fincantieri...
Warship Design: Is Green the New Blue?
Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - During a pre-Euronaval press conference, on 19 October 2020, Naval Group’s CEO, Eric Pommelet, briefly talked about...
Italian Navy Launches Paolo Thaon di Revel
GE Marine's LM2500+G4 gas turbine will soon power the Italian Navy’s new Paolo Thaon di Revel Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ship.
This...
RUAS progress increases Maritime Relevance
As Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS) have improved in terms of range and load capability, they have moved into the tactical sphere encompassed by...
Dangers of the Deep
Easy to deploy and cheap to acquire, maritime mines and underwater explosives pose a real threat to navies and commercial shipping by reducing freedom...
Heavy Metal
Around the world, navies are procuring multi-purpose and flexible frigates and destroyers with new generation sensors and weapons capable of accomplishing a wide-range of...
What Lies Beneath?
Ship categories are changing: As navies are required to respond to an ever-increasing spectrum of traditional and non-traditional threats, the lines of classification between...