Fincantieri Delivers Multi-Purpose Frigate to Italian Navy

Fincantieri delivers final anti-submarine warfare FREMM frigate Emilio Bianchi to Italian Navy

The FREMM programme, one of Europe’s most significant naval defence initiatives, began in 2005 with the first vessel delivered in 2013. The ten ships were built under a contract signed with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement), featuring four General Purpose, four Anti-Submarine Warfare, and two Anti-Submarine Enhanced configurations. “With the delivery of the Emilio Bianchi, the construction of the naval units in …

Fincantieri: tenth FREMM unit “Emilio Bianchi” delivered to the Italian Navy - EDR Magazine

Genoa, July 31, 2025– Yesterday, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia), the multi-role frigate“Emilio Bianchi” was delivered to the Italian Navy. This is the tenth unit of the FREMM (European Multi-Mission Frigates) class commissioned from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali as part of the Italy-France international cooperation agreement, whose contract was signed with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement). Atten…

Fincantieri Delivers Multi-Purpose Frigate to Italian Navy

Fincanteri has delivered the multi-purpose frigate Emilio Bianchi to the Italian Navy, the tenth FREMM-class vessel to be completed under the European Multi-Mission Frigate program.The frigate was commissioned from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali under…

OCCAR delivers the 10th FREMM frigate to the Italian Navy

Italian Navy (Marina Militare) takes delivery of her 10th FREMM frigate ‘Emilio Bianchi’ in a ceremony taking place at La Spezia, Italy. OCCAR press release OCCAR has officially delivered the 10th Italian FREMM frigate, the “Emilio Bianchi” to the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy. The ceremony at the Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia) was attended by the OCCAR-EA Director, Mr. Joachim Sucker, the Italian Programme Committee Representative Vice Admir…