Jane's Information Group

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali delivers first ‘ASW Enhanced' FREMM frigate to Italian Navy

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its ninth Bergamini-class FREMM multimission frigate, Spartaco Schergat (F 598), from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and ...
Shephard Media

France’s Normandie frigate in first sea trials

The French Navy’s newest anti-submarine warfare (ASW) FREMM frigate, Normandie, has successfully conducted its first sea trials off the coast of Lorient. The trials were conducted by an industrial ...
Jane's Information Group

Second French FREMM air-defence frigate starts sea trials

FREMM DA Lorraine, the eighth and final FREMM multimission frigate on order for the French Navy, starts its first sea trials. (Naval Group) The second of two Aquitaine-class FREMM multimission ...
Marine Link

Fincantieri, Leonardo JV Secure $1.6B Deal with Italian Navy for Two Frigates

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), has secured a $1.6 billion contract to deliver two new FREMM EVO frigates for the Italian Navy. As part ...
The Australian

British, Italian ship bids given nod for subs warfare

However, the third contender, Spain’s Navantia, has been identified as the least risky option, and likely the cheapest to build. With a decision on the Future Frigate contract due within weeks, the ...