The commissioning ceremony of ITS Trieste took place on December 7, 2024, in the port of Livorno, with President Sergio Mattarella participating. The new multirole and multipurpose amphibious unit was… Continue reading "Italian Navy Commissions Landing Helicopter Dock ITS Trieste"
Fincantieri shipbuilding company launched the second Vulcano-class logistics support ship (LSS) ‘Atlante’, built as part of the Italian Navy’s fleet renewal plan, during a ceremony at the Castellammare di Stabia… Continue reading "Fincantieri Launches The Second Logistics Support Ship Atlante For The Italian Navy"
The Italian Navy continues to support NATO’s Eastern Flank with a third Italian ship recently arriving at the port of Gdynia on Poland’s Baltic coast, marking more than half of… Continue reading "Italian Navy Continues Support Operations In The Baltic Sea"
In late May the ITS Caio Duilio entered Poland’s northern port city of Gdynia. This marks the second visit of the Italian vessel to Poland and sees the vessel bolster… Continue reading "Italy’s ITS Caio Duilio to Bolster Polish Air Defense"
Italy became the third nation to operate its F-35Bs from the HMS Queen Elizabeth on November 22, with an Italian Air Force F-35B and an Italian Navy F-35B landing on… Continue reading "Italian and UK Carrier Strike Group F-35s Conduct First Crossdeck Flight Operations"
The Italian Navy announced on 30 July that one of its F-35Bs had landed aboard the ITS Cavour aircraft carrier on the same day. The landing is the first time… Continue reading "First Ever Italian Navy F-35B Landing Aboard ITS Cavour"
The ITS Cavour docked at Naval Station Norfolk on March 27 following the successful completion of its F-35B sea trials, four weeks after the Italian Navy’s flagship departed the base… Continue reading "ITS Cavour Receives F-35B Flight Clearance Recommendation"
Two specially instrumented US Marine Corps F-35Bs landed aboard ITS Cavour, the Italian aircraft carrier, on the afternoon of 1 March. The two F-35Bs are the first jets to land… Continue reading "Italy’s Cavour Begins “Ready for Operations” Sea Trials With F-35Bs"