Bruno Branciforte is an Italian admiral. He was Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 23 February 2010 to 2 March 2012 and he succeeded to Nicolò Pollari as the last head of the Italian Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISMI), nominated by Prime Minister Romano Prodi, from 21 November to 2006 to 3 August 2007 when the Agency was dissolved and transformed into the Italian External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE). He was also the first director of AISE from 4 August 2007 to 4 February 2010.
Carlo Bergamini was an Italian admiral.
Vice Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi is an Italian Navy officer, who served as Head of Fleet Command of the Italian Navy.
Vice Admiral Donato Marzano is an Italian Naval officer currently serving as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet.
The Commander in Chief Naval Fleet (CINCNAV) is a post in the Italian Navy that is responsible for the operational aspects of the Italian Navy, including ships, submarines and aircraft. The post was established in 1952 and since 1972 has been based in Santa Rosa near Rome.
Enrico Credendino is an officer of the Italian Navy. He was appointed Chief of the Italian Navy in November 2021.
Vice Admiral Giuseppe Lertora is a retired Italian naval officer who served as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet from 2006 to 2009.
Riccardo Paladini was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone is an Italian naval officer, currently serving as Chief of the Defense Staff since 19 October 2021. Prior to his assumption, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 21 June 2019 to 19 October 2021, and as commander of the Joint Operations Command, and the Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters.
Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He is the 25th and current Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). Previously, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. In his prior appointments, he served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Chief of Personnel, Controller Personnel Services, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Flag Officer Sea Training and the Chief of the Staff of the Western Naval Command. He was the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa and served as a naval advisor to the government of Seychelles. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, the Naval War College, the Army War College, Mhow and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
The following is the structure of the Italian Navy as of June 2020. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.
Enrico Accorretti was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Hervé Bléjean is a military officer of the French Navy who is currently serving as the Director-General of the European Union Military Staff since 1 July 2020, having been elected to take up the role on 22 May 2019. He previously served as the Deputy Commander of NATO Maritime Command.
Emilio Ferreri was an Italian admiral during World War II. After the war, he was Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 1948 to 1955.
Giotto Maraghini was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Franco Garofalo was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Odoardo Somigli was an Italian admiral during the interwar period and World War II. He was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Italian Navy from August 1939 to December 1940.
Emilio Brenta was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia was an Italian admiral, commander of the naval forces of Italian East Africa during the early stages of World War II.
Amedeo Nomis di Pollone was an Italian admiral in the Regia Marina during World War II.
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