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by Kraff
23 Jul 2016, 11:46
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

The Italian Air Force and Navy are due to take delivery of the first of four ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft from Leonardo-Finmeccanica to replace ageing Atlantique aircraft, which they fly out of Sicily’s Sigonella air base. The delivery, which is reportedly due in the next few weeks, marks the cul...
by Kraff
16 Jun 2016, 21:45
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Credits to http://difesa.forumfree.it https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/v7o36zxdhfzbl3d/Qatar%20Future%20Fleet.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ikkbo02dt515c5c/Qatar%20LPD.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ktwrpk189rc2j0p/Qatar%2C%20Doha%20Class.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s...
by Kraff
28 Jan 2016, 18:48
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

eagle spotters wrote:Last news: new Italian Navy LHD "Trieste" will be equipped with ski-jump !

So, ITS "Trieste" will be an LHA vessel, even VSTOL (F35B) carrier, to replace ITS Cavour, when not available.
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by Kraff
30 Oct 2015, 22:28
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Updated drawings:

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Latest render:

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by Kraff
07 Sep 2015, 23:22
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Italy's F-35A Lightning II Flies Inaugural European Flight

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/p ... light.html

by Kraff
07 Sep 2015, 01:01
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

PPA's length seems to have been utilised optimally. Can anyone estimate it from those known design elements (e.g. the gun turret)? - I am thinking of UK design studies that have made reference to the Atlantic (not the Med) wave forms, both in the North and South of it... and concluded that 103m is ...
by Kraff
05 Sep 2015, 12:14
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

And meanwhile, OCCAR released a couple new renders.

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PPA
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by Kraff
04 Sep 2015, 22:31
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

As a side note, the MM always said the LHD (or should we call it LHA by now?) was going to be 22-23000. They didn't lie, it just wasn't the full load! And this makes me wonder, they also said the LSS was going to be 22000, and the PPAs to be about 4500-4600. Could have they tricked us again? ;) Oh a...
by Kraff
04 Sep 2015, 18:50
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

The staff of an italian forum was allowed to read and report about the LHD documents... this is the drawings they drew based on that information. http://i.imgur.com/q0rXDV5.png http://i.imgur.com/HIq9XJj.png Comparison with Cavour: http://i.imgur.com/o4cqF5k.png Length: 230m Beam: 36m Landing spots:...
by Kraff
01 Jul 2015, 19:42
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces



It's happening. LHD incoming, for 1.1 billion. I won't be surprised if it's going to be another STVOL carrier, for that price...
by Kraff
18 Jun 2015, 13:40
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

After 17 months of maintenance and upgrades, the Vesuvio replenishment oiler came back to active duty. Among other things, the flight deck can now operate EH-101s and SH-90s.
by Kraff
12 Jun 2015, 22:15
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces



Latest render for the PPA. Design is not set on stone yet.
by Kraff
04 Jun 2015, 18:12
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Pic from today showing progress of Luigi Rizzo, sixth FREMM and second in GP configuration.

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Launch is scheduled for February 2016, and should be commissioned in February 2017.
by Kraff
27 May 2015, 21:05
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

3 Horizons out of 4 in the same place! Was there a lot of work needed to provide the facilities for them? For the French FREMM they had to do a great deal of dredging and port facility updates to the Toulon harbour. I am sorry, but I don't know. I got interested about the Italian Navy way after the...
by Kraff
27 May 2015, 18:25
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

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3 Horizons out of 4 in the same place!
by Kraff
25 May 2015, 01:23
Forum: Deployments
Topic: NATO War Games Test Putin: Royal Navy Sets Sail for Baltic Show of Strength
Replies: 48
Views: 1578
Italy

Re: NATO War Games Test Putin: Royal Navy Sets Sail for Baltic Show of Strength

Do we have a list of the other ships taking part in this wargame?
by Kraff
22 May 2015, 15:40
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Actually, the Italian FREMMs don't have EMPAR. They have MFRA (AESA), derived from EMPAR (PESA). EMPAR is on the Horizon destroyers and the Cavour carrier. And a thing I haven't noticed before: the Italian ASW has two 76/62 guns with the Strales system (so they are able to use the Dart guided ammuni...
by Kraff
21 May 2015, 01:41
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

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French Aquitaine visiting La Spezi, surrounded by Italian Navy ships.
I never realized the difference between French and Italian FREMM was this big. Quite impressive.
by Kraff
18 May 2015, 17:38
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Operation Weald - Mediterranean
Replies: 49
Views: 2310
Italy

Re: UK Troops to Smash Migrants Trade: Navy to Stop Flood of Refugees from Libya

When I first heard this I thought it would be a great idea and a role highly suited to Bulwark and her bootnecks, as they could board, evacuate and scuttle the people-smuggler ships much more easily than most. Now I'm less sure. If the people-smugglers decide to arm themselves as a result then it c...
by Kraff
18 May 2015, 10:39
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Operation Weald - Mediterranean
Replies: 49
Views: 2310
Italy

Re: UK Troops to Smash Migrants Trade: Navy to Stop Flood of Refugees from Libya

Every video/image I have seen so far of these migrant vessels have been filled 99% with black males. All of which have no doubt committed heinous crimes to pay fir traffickers fees (up to 10,000 Euro in some instances). So these are hardly vulnerable people, they are simply opportunist criminals - ...
by Kraff
15 May 2015, 09:01
Forum: Deployments
Topic: HMS Bulwark in the Mediterranean
Replies: 8
Views: 448
Italy

Re: HMS Bulwark in the Mediterranean

shark bait wrote:where do they go once they've been rescued?
Sicily.
by Kraff
14 May 2015, 08:06
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

Italy should get 15 F-35Bs (maybe more, but don't bet on it) to operate on the Cavour carrier. I doubt the LHD will be able to, doesn't even have a skijump from renders. The LHA? Maybe. It's a replacement for Garibaldi after all, but we don't know anything yet. About the costs, I don't know much. I ...
by Kraff
13 May 2015, 17:49
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE HAS UNVEILED A NEW INDIGENOUS TRAINER: THE T-344 V.E.S.P.A. The Italian Air Force has identified the new trainer that will replace the SF-260EA in the role of initial flight screener of its student pilots. The mock-up of the new indigenous project, dubbed T-344 V.E.S.P.A. (Ver...
by Kraff
13 May 2015, 17:35
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Italian Armed Forces
Replies: 936
Views: 61048
Italy

Re: Italian Armed Forces

No, Garibaldi will stay for some more time as a Cavour backup. The LHD will replace San Giorgio and San Marco. In the future, Garibaldi and San Giusto will be replaced by an LHA, probably a derived design. A second LHD or LHA might be built if there are funds, but it's way too early to know.
by Kraff
13 May 2015, 16:34
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Turkish Armed Forces
Replies: 334
Views: 32526
Italy

Re: Turkish Armed Forces

An LHD like the Juan Carlos I, especially if it's really going to carry F-35Bs, is going to be a real game-changer for the balance of the Mediterranean. By about that time Italy will have a new LHD as well, it's going to be crowded.