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Italian Navy minehunter of the Lerici or Gaeta class operating in confined waters during mine countermeasure operations, relevant to potential deployment in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Strategic Sweep: Italian Navy Minehunters Ready for Hormuz Deployment

The recent intermittent closures of the Strait of Hormuz have once again placed the security of global energy arteries at the forefront of...

April 19, 2026
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A Turning Point for the Italian Navy: TB3 Drones for the Aircraft Carrier Cavour

Italian naval aviation is preparing to make an epochal leap forward. The Italian Navy, as also reported by the authoritative NavalNews, is indeed...

March 30, 2026
Italian Navy

ITS Garibaldi to Indonesia: The Background of the Transfer and the Windfall of Contracts for the Italian Defense Industry

The historic aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551), the flagship of the Italian Navy for decades before being decommissioned in October 2024, finally...

March 26, 2026
Aster 30 Launch from PPA Montecuccoli: A Timely Test Amid Iranian Threats and the Future B1NT Capability
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Aster 30 Launch from PPA Montecuccoli: A Timely Test Amid Iranian Threats and the Future B1NT Capability

The Italian Navy has recently released images and video footage showing the launch of an Aster 30 surface-to-air missile from the Pattugliatore Polivalente...

March 22, 2026
Map showing the global deployment of Italian Navy ships from the Arctic and North Atlantic to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean, including units participating in NATO exercises and EU maritime security operations.
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Italian Navy Deploys Across Three Theaters from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean

Today we reported how most of the French Navy’s surface fleet is currently at sea. It is therefore interesting to look at the...

March 13, 2026
Italian Navy frigates ITS Schergat and ITS Emilio Bianchi operating between the Ionian Sea and eastern Sicily during a five-day surveillance mission of a Russian naval flotilla east of Sardinia.
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Italian Navy Frigates End Russian Flotilla Surveillance Mission – Return to Port Signals Phase Closure in Central Mediterranean

After five days monitoring the Russian naval group that had been operating east of Sardinia, the Italian Navy appears to have concluded its...

February 11, 2026
The Russian flotilla formed by Sparta IV, KAMA and the destroyer RFS Severomorsk sailing east of Sardinia, shadowed by the Italian Navy frigate ITS Spartaco Schergat, as sea conditions begin to improve.
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Russian flotilla leaves the Tyrrhenian after weather delay, signaling the end of its prolonged presence east of Sardinia

After five days spent loitering east of Sardinia due to poor sea conditions, the Russian flotilla composed of cargo Sparta IV, Russian Navy...

February 9, 2026
Tracking map showing naval and air activity off Sardinia near the limit of Italian territorial waters
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An update on the Russian naval group operating off Sardinia

This morning, an Italian Air Force Beechcraft B.350ER SPYDR (reg. MM62300), which had taken off from Pratica di Mare Air Base, orbited for...

February 9, 2026
Map showing a Russian naval flotilla holding position east of Sardinia while an Italian Guardia di Finanza ATR P-72B patrol aircraft conducts maritime surveillance nearby
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Russian Naval Group Continues to Hold Position East of Sardinia, Drawing Routine Italian Surveillance

Tracking data confirms that, as of today, the Russian flotilla is still holding position east of Sardinia. The group consists of three vessels...

February 5, 2026
ITS Alpino (F 594) in navigation
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Italian Navy FREMM ITS Alpino Joins USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group for Atlantic Workups

The Italian Navy’s FREMM frigate ITS Alpino (F594), which arrived at Norfolk Naval Station last week, has left the port yesterday to take...

February 4, 2026

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