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Fincantieri has delivered the first of seven new polyvalent patrols to the Italian Navy
They are built at the integrated construction site of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano
March 18, 2022
Today in the construction site of Muggiano di Muggiano (La Spezia) of the Fincantieri group, the delivery to the Italian Navy of the Polyvalent Pactuglier d' Altura (PPA) took place in the Italian Navy. Paolo Thaon of Revel , first of seven units. PPPs are built by Fincantieri at the integrated construction site of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with deliveries planned until 2026, and are part of the plan to renovate the operational lines of the Navy's Naval units decided by the government and the parliament and started in May 2015 under the aegis of OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Cooperation in the field of armament).
The altura patrol vessel represents a highly flexible ship typology with the ability to carry out multiple tasks ranging from patrolling with rescue capabilities at sea, to civil protection operations, as well as, in the its most equipped version, from frontline fighter ship. In fact, different configurations of the combat system are planned : starting with a "lightweight" approach to the task of patrolling, integrated with self-defence capability, up to a "complete", equipped with the maximum of the capacity of defense. In addition, the unit is capable of using RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat)-type fast boats to a length of more than 11 meters via lateral cranes or an alage ramp located at the extreme stern.
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