Trieste is the largest combat vessel delivered to the Italian Navy since World War II. On Dec. 7, 2024, the Italian Navy commissioned its new Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Trieste, the largest combat vessel built in Italy since World War II....
The refuelings took place over the Gulf of Aden as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG. Two U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, belonging to Strike Fighter...
Two Italian Navy F-35Bs during a formation break. (Image credit: Italian Navy) With this program, Italy’s Marina Militare is also set to become the first operator to employ the Joint Strike Missile on the F-35B. Earlier this month, the Italian government...
The AW609 Landing on Italian Carrier ITS Cavour (Image Credit: Leonardo) The AW609 completed the first shipboard trials with the support of the Italian Navy. From April 3 to April 12, 2024, the AW609 AC4 aircraft, representing the final production configuration...
The OTO 76/62 cannon of ITS Caio Duilio at work (Image credit: Italian Navy) The Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer of the Marina Militare engaged and shot down two more aerial drones in the Red Sea. Few days after shooting down the first...
Personnel from Air Force and Navy pose for a photo after the graduation in front of both services’ F-35Bs. (Photo: Italian Air Force) The pilots attended the ground school at MCAS Beaufort and then continued their training at Amendola Air Base,...
Nave Duilio (Image credit: Marina Militare) Nave Duilio, a destroyer of the Marina Militare, shot down a drone for self-defense. On Mar. 2, 2024, Nave Duilio, an Anti-Air Warfare destroyer of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) shot down a drone in...
Selfie with another Harrier in close formation. (All images, credit: Author, unless otherwise stated) We have taken part in a complex mission aboard the only remaining TAV-8B Harrier II of the Italian Navy, integrating with an F-35B; flying a mission against...
The final SH-90 received by the Italian Navy. (Photo: Leonardo) The Italian Navy received 56 NH90 helicopters since 2011, which logged more than 35,000 flight hours in multiple operations in Italy and internationally. The Marina Militare (Italian Navy) received its 56th...
