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....
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 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,...
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...
