Cavour is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.
The Italian Navy is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina after World War II. Historically the Italian Navy traces its roots back to the navy of Ancient Rome. As of August 2014, the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.
The FREMM, which stands for "European multi-purpose frigate", is a Franco-Italian family of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri. In France, this surface combatant is known as the "Aquitaine class", while in Italy it is known as the "Bergamini class". The lead ship of the class, Aquitaine, was commissioned in November 2012 by the French Navy. Italy has ordered six general purpose and four anti-submarine variants. France, on the other hand, has ordered six anti-submarine variants and two air-defense ones.
The San Giorgio class are amphibious transport docks (LPD) built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy. These ships can carry a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armored vehicles. The stern floodable dock can accommodate three landing craft. The ships are based at the Brindisi naval base on the Adriatic coast.
Trieste is a multi-purpose aircraft carrier-landing helicopter dock (LHD) of the Italian Navy, it will be the largest vessel in the Italian fleet. It was ordered as part of the 2014–2015 naval program and was built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyards of Fincantieri. It is to replace the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi.
The Thaon di Revel class is a class of multipurpose offshore ships built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy.
The Vulcano class is a class of replenishment oiler used by the Italian Navy, with lead ship Vulcano of the class entered service on 12 March 2021. The ships are designed to support fleet operations with fuel and dry stores and expected to replace the Stromboli class, another class of replenishment oiler from the Navy. Vulcano was financed under the 2014 Naval Law, for €346 million, then increased to €374.6 million, when the length was extended by 12 metres (39 ft). A second ship Atlante was ordered in January 2022 for projected delivery in 2025. The Navy also had an option for a third ship of the class. However, under the Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document for the 2023-2025 timeframe, a fourth ship was added to the program.
The LCM62 class is a series of landing craft mechanized used by the Italian Navy.
The following is the structure of the Italian Navy as of June 2020. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.
Maestrale(F 570) is the lead ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Grecale(F 571) is the second ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Libeccio(F 572) is the third ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Scirocco(F 573) is the fourth ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Aliseo(F 574) is the fifth ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Euro(F 575) is the sixth ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Espero(F 576) is the seventh ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Zeffiro(F 577) is the eighth ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.
Raimondo Montecuccoli (P432) is the third ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels.
As part of the development of the Italian Navy submarine force for the period 2025 - 2050, the U212 NFS and the U212 NFS Evo are being developed, for an introduction by 2036. By then, the Italian Navy will be equipped with 4 Todaro class, 4 U212 NFS, and 2 U212 NFS Evo.
