Italian Navy tasks Fincantieri to deliver support vessel

November 28, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, through its Underwater Technology Hub, has been selected to supply the Italian Navy with a supply vessel.

The vessel will be refitted at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard, where it will be transformed into a technologically advanced platform fully integrated into Italy’s national maritime capability framework. The program aligns with Italy’s broader strategy to reinforce its position in the increasingly strategic naval domain by adopting scalable, multi-role solutions.

The vessel’s configuration and available spaces allow it to be adapted for multiple operational roles based on mission needs.

“This project marks demonstrates Fincantieri’s role as a technological enabler serving the national system, combining operational speed, innovation, and industrial vision. Through versatile and reconfigurable solutions, particularly in the underwater domain, we continue to strengthen our ability to respond effectively and in an integrated way to the needs of the Italian Navy, contributing to the development of technological sovereignty that is increasingly strategic for Italy,” Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO and Managing Director of Fincantieri, commented.

Fincantieri said the project underscores the company’s evolution into a prime integrator of complex technologies operating “from surface to seabed,” combining hardware, software, and advanced maritime systems.

The initiative also supports the company’s drive to strengthen national technological sovereignty through innovative, interoperable solutions.

To remind, the company recently signed a strategic agreement with local start-up Defcomm to accelerate the development of autonomous surface units.

The agreement establishes a co-investment partnership to speed up the development and production of surface drones designed by Defcomm. These drones, which have already passed long-term and endurance tests, are built for surveillance, intelligence, and patrol missions. They are highly flexible, capable of operating autonomously, via remote control, or manually, and offer high-speed performance.