Italian Navy Discussions and Updates

[Sandhi Yudha]

People must be very confident of their A.S.W , it seems to be putting all the eggs in one basket ,I would like to know what other choices were considered

Maybe each cruiser will be be part of a carrier battle group, one for the Cavour, one for the Trieste. And each CBG will be guarded by 1-2 submarines.

 

[seaspear]

Maybe each cruiser will be be part of a carrier battle group, one for the Cavour, one for the Trieste. And each CBG will be guarded by 1-2 submarines.

One concept thought of was a barge type vessel , this earlier type was considered at twenty knots but perhaps an upgrade could be faster it would be interesting the costing difference between a few of these a opposed to 10,000 plus ton air war warfare destoyer

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/january/revisit-arsenal-ship-barge

 

[Ananda]

Circulating online on sea trial of the first PPX/OPV Vivaldi class.

Fincantieri | PPX

PPX by Fincantieri is an innovative patrol vessel. Features include anti-marine pollution systems and helo capabilities for comprehensive sea monitoring.

www.fincantieri.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

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Circulating online on sea trial of the first PPX/OPV Vivaldi class.

Fincantieri | PPX

PPX by Fincantieri is an innovative patrol vessel. Features include anti-marine pollution systems and helo capabilities for comprehensive sea monitoring.

www.fincantieri.com

Cute mini-version of the PPA Thaon di Revel class. Well, with a displacement of 2400 ton, it isn't that small. But it is a flexible platform with the possibility to add more systems and tasks, so it has potential on the export market.

 

[Ananda]

so it has potential on the export market.

It come from same family of FCX 30 Corvette design that Fincantieri offering to Indonesia and Philippines. For Indonesia Fincantieri try to offer this design as part of reviving stale Korvet Nasional program from early 2000. So yes, clearly Fincantieri see the design has good export potential.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

It come from same family of FCX 30 Corvette design that Fincantieri offering to Indonesia and Philippines. For Indonesia Fincantieri try to offer this design as part of reviving stale Korvet Nasional program from early 2000. So yes, clearly Fincantieri see the design has good export potential.

Well, it is indeed similar to DRU's OPV98 design, so we can maybe regard the KRI Raja Haji Fisabilillah class as the continuation of the Korvet Nasional program.