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3 Cavalier's Crosses of the
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2 Gold Medals of Military Valor
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Silver Medal of Military Valor The Silver Medal of Military Valor ( it, Medaglia d'argento al valor militare) is an Italian medal for gallantry. Italian medals for valor were first instituted by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia on 21 May 1793, with a gold medal, and, below it, ...

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ammiraglio di squadra The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. Rank structure Officers Notes: 1 The rank of ''"ammiraglio"'' (admiral) is assigned to the only naval off ...

Enrico Credendino Enrico Credendino (born 21 January 1963) is an officer of the Italian Navy. He was appointed Chief of the Italian Navy in November 2021. He joined the Navy in 1980 and attended the Italian Naval Academy The Italian Naval Academy (Italian: ''A ...
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Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy The Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy ( it, Capo di Stato Maggiore della Marina Militare) is the commander of the Italian Navy List of chiefs of staff Kingdom of Italy Italian Republic References {{Ch ...
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ammiraglio di squadra The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. Rank structure Officers Notes: 1 The rank of ''"ammiraglio"'' (admiral) is assigned to the only naval off ...

Claudio Gaudiosi Vice Admiral Claudio Gaudiosi is an Italian Navy officer, currently serving as deputy chief of staff of the Italian Navy. He served as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi ...
, commander2_label = Deputy Chief of Naval Staff , commander3 = , commander3_label = , notable_commanders = , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = Roundels , identification_symbol_2 = , identification_symbol_2_label = Ensign , identification_symbol_3 = , identification_symbol_3_label = Jack , identification_symbol_4 = , identification_symbol_4_label = , aircraft_attack = , aircraft_bomber = , aircraft_electronic = , aircraft_fighter = , aircraft_helicopter = , aircraft_interceptor = , aircraft_patrol = , aircraft_recon = , aircraft_trainer = , aircraft_transport = The Italian Navy ( it, Marina Militare, , Military Navy; abbreviated as MM) is the
navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...
of the
Italian Republic Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''
Regia Marina The ''Regia Marina'' (; ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (''Regno d'Italia'') from 1861 to 1946. In 1946, with the birth of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana''), the ''Regia Marina'' changed its name to ''Marina Militare'' ("M ...
'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.


History


Before and during World War II

The ''Regia Marina'' was formed on 17 March 1861, after the
proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy The proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy was the formal act that sanctioned the birth of the unified Kingdom of Italy. It happened with a normative act of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia — the law 17 March 1861, n. 4761 — with which Victor ...
. The Italian Navy assumed its present name after the Italian monarchy was abolished following a popular referendum held on 2 June 1946.


After World War II

At the end of its five years involvement in
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, Italy was a devastated nation. After the end of hostilities, the ''Regia Marina'' – which at the beginning of the war was the fourth largest navy in the world, with a mix of modernised and new battleships – started a long and complex rebuilding process. The important combat contributions of the Italian naval forces after the signing of the armistice with the Allies on 8 September 1943, and the subsequent cooperation agreement on 23 September 1943, left the Regia Marina in a poor condition, with much of its infrastructure and bases unusable and its ports mined and blocked by sunken ships. However, a large number of its naval units had survived the war, albeit in a low efficiency state, which was due to the conflict and the age of many vessels. The vessels that remained were: * 5 battleships * 10 cruisers * 10 destroyers * 20 frigates * 20 corvettes * 50 fast coastal patrol units * 50
minesweeper A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. History The earliest known usage of ...
s * 19 amphibious operations vessels * 5
school ship A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house class ...
s * 1 support ship and plane transport


The peace treaty

The
peace treaty A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice An armistice is a formal agreement of warring ...
signed on 10 February 1947 in Paris was onerous for Regia Marina. Apart from territorial and material losses, also the following restrictions were imposed: * A ban on owning, building or experimenting with atomic weapons, self-propulsion projectiles or relative launchers, etc. * A ban on owning battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines and amphibious assault units. * A ban on operating military installations on the islands of
Pantelleria Pantelleria (; Sicilian: ''Pantiddirìa'', Maltese: ''Pantellerija'' or ''Qawsra''), the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Sicily and east of the Tunisi ...
,
Pianosa Pianosa () is an island in the Tuscan Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. It is about in area, with a coastal perimeter of . Geography In Roman times the island was named ''Planasia'' (plain) because of its flatness – its highest poin ...
and on the archipelago of the
Pelagie Islands The Pelagie Islands ( it, Isole Pelagie; scn, Ìsuli Pilaggî), from the Greek , meaning "open sea", are the three small islands of Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. ...
. The treaty also ordered Italy to put the following ships at the disposals of the victorious nations United States,
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
, Great Britain, France,
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,
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
and
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
as war compensation: * 3 battleships: ''Giulio Cesare'', ''Italia'', ''Vittorio Veneto''; * 5 cruisers: ''Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta'', ''Attilio Regolo'', ''Scipione Africano'', ''Eugenio di Savoia'' and ''Eritrea''; * 7 destroyers, 5 of the and ''Augusto Riboty'' and ''Alfredo Oriani''; * 6 minesweepers: like ''Aliseo'' and ''Fortunale''; * 8 submarines: 3 of the ''Acciaio'' class; * 1 sailing school ship: ''Cristoforo Colombo''.


The entry into NATO

Great changes in the international political situation, which were developing into the Cold War, convinced the United Kingdom and United States to discontinue the transfer of Italy's capital ships as war reparations. Some had already been dismantled in La Spezia between 1948 and 1955, including the aircraft carrier . However, the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
demanded the surrender of the battleship ''Giulio Cesare'' and other naval units designated for transfer. The cruisers ''Attilio Regolo'' and ''Scipione Africano'' became the French ''Chateaurenault'' and ''Guichen'', while ' became the Greek ''Elli''. After break up and/or transfers, only a small part of the fleet remained to be recommissioned into the Marina. As Western attention turned to the Soviets and the
Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
, Italian seas became one of the main sites of confrontation between the two superpowers, contributing to the re-emergence of Italy's naval importance thanks to her strategic geographical position. With the new elections in 1946, the Kingdom of Italy became a republic, and the Regia Marina took the name of ''Marina Militare'' (). As the
Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion (equivalent of about $ in ) in economic re ...
began to rebuild Italy and Europe was rapidly being divided into two geopolitically antagonistic blocs, Italy began talks with the United States to guarantee adequate security considerations. The US government in
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wished to keep its own installations on the Italian Peninsula and relaxed the Treaty restrictions by including Italy in the Mutual Defense Assistance Programme (MDAP). On 4 April 1949, Italy joined the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
(NATO) and, in order for the navy to contribute actively in the organization, the Treaty restrictions were definitively repealed by the end of 1951, with the consent of all of Western nations. Within NATO, the Italian Navy was assigned combat control of the
Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...
and Strait of Otranto, as well as the defence of the naval routes through the
Tyrrhenian Sea The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
. To ensure these tasks a (Study on the development of the Italian Navy with reference to the Atlantic Pact) was undertaken, which researched the structures and the methods for the development of the navy.


Naval ensign

The
ensign An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...
of the Italian Navy is the flag of Italy bearing the coat of arms of the Italian Navy. The shield's quarters refer to the four Medieval Italian
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: * 1st quarter: on red, a golden winged lion (the
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) wielding a sword (
Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
) * 2nd quarter: on white field, red cross (
Republic of Genoa The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the La ...
) * 3rd quarter: on blue field, white Maltese cross (
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) * 4th quarter: on red field, white Pisan cross (
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) The coat of arms is surmounted by a golden crown, which distinguishes military vessels from those of the merchant navy. The crown, , was proposed in 1939 as a conjectural link to the Roman navy by Admiral
Domenico Cavagnari Domenico Cavagnari (20 July 1876, Genoa – 2 November 1966, Rome) was an Italian admiral and the Chief of Staff of the Regia Marina from 1934 until 1940. Early life and career Born to a pharmacist, he enrolled in the Accademia Navale di Liv ...
, then a member of the
Chamber of Fasces and Corporations Chamber of Fasces and Corporations ( it, Camera dei Fasci e delle Corporazioni) was the lower house of the legislature of the Kingdom of Italy from 23 March 1939 to 5 August 1943, during the height of the regime of Benito Mussolini's National Fas ...
in the Fascist government. In the proposal, Adm. Cavagnari wrote that "in order to recall the common origin
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from the Roman mariners, the Insignia will be surmounted by the towered Crown with , the emblem of honour and valour the
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awarded to the leaders of naval victories, conquerors of lands and cities across the seas". A further difference is that St. Mark's lion, symbolising the Republic of Venice, does not hold the gospel in its paw (as it does on the civil ensign, where the book is open at the words "", meaning "peace to you, Mark, my evangelist") and is wielding a sword instead: such an image is consistent with the pictorial tradition from Venetian history, in which the book is shown open during peacetime and closed during wartime.


Structure and organisation


Organization

In 2012 the Navy began a restructuring process that will see a 21% decrease in personnel by 2025. A new structure was implemented in January 2014.


Coast Guard

The
Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard The Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard () is the coast guard of Italy and is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Its head office is in Rome. Missions The missions of the Itali ...
() is the
coast guard A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
of Italy and is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports. In Italy, it is commonly known as simply the ''Guardia costiera''. The Coast Guard has approximately 11 000 staff.


Corps

The Italian Navy is divided into six corps (by precedence): * – Staff Officers Corps (SM):
line officer In the United States Armed Forces, a line officer or officer of the line is a U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer or warrant officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions, as o ...
s * – Navy Engineers Corps (GM) ** – Marine engineering branch (GM/GN):
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s ** – Naval ordnance branch (GM/AN): weapon engineer officers ** – Infrastructure engineering (GM/INFR): civil engineer officers * – Maritime Military Medical Corps: (MD) for medics, (FM) for pharmacists * – Military Maritime Supply Corps (CM):
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,
paymaster A paymaster is someone appointed by a group of buyers, sellers, investors or lenders to receive, hold, and dispense funds, commissions, fees, salaries (remuneration) or other trade, loan, or sales proceeds within the private sector or public secto ...
, legal executive,
supply Supply may refer to: *The amount of a resource that is available **Supply (economics), the amount of a product which is available to customers **Materiel, the goods and equipment for a military unit to fulfill its mission *Supply, as in confidenc ...
,
logistics officer A logistics officer is a member of an armed force or coast guard responsible for overseeing the support of an army, air force, marine corps, navy or coast guard fleet, both at home and abroad. Logistics officers can be stationary on military base ...
* – Port Captaincies Corps (CP): the coast guard * – Military Maritime Crews Corps (CEMM)


Fleet

Command of the Italian Fleet (ships, submarines and amphibious forces) and
Naval aviation Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. Naval aviation is typically projected to a position nearer the target by way of an aircraft carrier. Carrier-based ...
falls under the
Commander in Chief Naval Fleet The Commander in Chief Naval Fleet (Italian: ') (CINCNAV) is a post in the Italian Navy that is responsible for the operational aspects of the Italian Navy, including ships, submarines and aircraft. The post was established in 1952 and since 1972 ...
.


Equipment


Ships and submarines

Today's Italian Navy is a modern navy with ships of every type. The fleet is in continuous evolution, and as of today oceangoing fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers, 3
amphibious assault ship An amphibious assault ship is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. The design evolved from aircraft carriers converted for use as helicopter carriers (and, a ...
s, 4 destroyers, 11 frigates and 8
attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called ...
s. Patrol and littoral warfare units include: 10
offshore patrol vessels Offshore may refer to: Science and technology * Offshore (hydrocarbons) * Offshore construction, construction out at sea * Offshore drilling, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well * O ...
, 10
mine countermeasure vessel A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a minesweeper and minehunter A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destr ...
s, 4 coastal
patrol boat A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and the ...
s, and a varied fleet of
auxiliary ship An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense. Auxil ...
s are also in service. The flagship of the fleet is the carrier ''Cavour''.


Aircraft

The Italian Navy operates a diverse fleet of aircraft including fixed-wing, rotary and UAVs. File:Marina Militare AV-8B Harrier II.jpg,
AV-8B Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primari ...
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Future

* 2 x ''Bergamini''-class general purpose (Enhanced, with ASW capabilities) frigates, being built to replace two vessels from the Italian FREMM-class build program that were transferred to Egypt in 2020 and 2021; delivery is anticipated in the 2025–26 period. The 2014 Naval Act allocated Euro 5.4 billion for the following vessels: * 1 x ''Trieste''
landing helicopter dock A landing helicopter dock (LHD) is a multipurpose amphibious assault ship which is capable of operating helicopters and has a well deck. The United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) use the term as a hull classification symbo ...
(L9890), for commissioning in 2023 (with 4 landing craf
Vittoria LC23
and 2 combat boa
Baglietto MNI15
to replace CVL Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) * 7 x ''Thaon di Revel''-class Offshore patrol vessel/ frigate, for commissioning between 2021 and 2026, with three more on option The 2017 budget allocated 12.8 billion (2017–2032 years) for the following ships: * 1 x Special & Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship (SOD – SuRS), to replace the submarine rescue ship ''Anteo'' (A 5309) * 1 x Major Hydro-oceanographic Ship (NIOM), to replace the
hydrographic survey Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/ offshore oil drilling and related activities. Strong emphasis is placed ...
vessel ''Ammiraglio Magnaghi'' (A5303) * 12 x minehunters to replace the ''Lerici'' and ''Gaeta''-class minehunters: ** 8 x Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Costieri (CNG-C, New Generation Minehunter – Coastal) for homeland security roles (about 800 t and 57 m) ** 4 x Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Altura (CNG-A, New Generation Minehunter – Ocean-going) for expeditionary roles (about 1,300 t and 75–80 m) * 8 x
European Patrol Corvette European Patrol Corvette (EPC or PPX) is a Permanent Structured Cooperation, Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project that was adopted by the European Council on 12 November 2019. The objective is to design and develop a new class of war ...
s in a joint program with France (about 3,200 t) The 2018 budget allocated about 1 Billion Euros for: * 2 x U212NFS
attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called ...
s, for commissioning in 2027–2029, with two more on option to maintain a fleet of eight submarines The "Documento Programmatico Pluriennale 2021–2023" funds the following ships: * 2 x 11,000-ton ''DDX''-class destroyers, a development of the Horizon-class to replace the ''Durand de la Penne''-class
guided missile destroyer A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers who have a prim ...
s by 2028 to 2030 * 3 x ''Vulcano''-class logistic support ships, to replace ''Vesuvio'' (A5329) and ''Etna'' (A 5326) * 1 x UBOS, diving support vessel * 10 x MTC, coastal transport vessels to replace the ''Gorgona''-class and ''Ponza''-class * 4 x training vessels * MLU Mid-Life Update of the ''Horizon''-class destroyers ;Planned: * 3 x
amphibious transport dock An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently opera ...
s, to replace the ''San Giorgio''-class
amphibious transport dock An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently opera ...
s (about 18,000 t) * 1 x electronic surveillance ship to add to the existing ''Elettra'' (A 5340) * 1 x submarine and minehunter support ship For the
Naval Aviation Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. Naval aviation is typically projected to a position nearer the target by way of an aircraft carrier. Carrier-based ...
the Navy plans to expand for replace the following assets: * 9 x
maritime patrol aircraft A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol rol ...
(currently 4 x
ATR 72 The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (french: Avions de transport régional or it, Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed ...
MP in service) * 30 x heavy helicopters (currently 22 x
AW101 The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter in military and civil use. First flown in 1987, it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy in response to national requiremen ...
in service) * 12 x light utility helicopters, a new acquisition of
AW169 The AgustaWestland AW169 is a twin-engine, 10-seat, 4.8t helicopter developed and manufactured by the helicopter division of Leonardo (formerly AgustaWestland, merged into Finmeccanica since 2016). It was designed to share similarities with the ...
helicopters * 16 x tactical
unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controll ...
s (currently 10 x
ScanEagle The Boeing Insitu ScanEagle is a small, long-endurance, low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, and is used for reconnaissance. The ScanEagle was designed by Insitu based on the Insitu SeaScan, a co ...
in service) For the
San Marco Marine Brigade The "''San Marco''" Marine Brigade ( Italian: ''Brigata Marina "San Marco"'') is an amphibious formation of the Italian Navy, has been brigade since 2013 but the amphibious corps existed since 1915, reorganizing the Navy Landing Force. It has its ...
, the Navy plans to acquire following assets: * 72 x ACV 1.1 amphibious 8x8 combat vehicles * 90 x VTMM Orso armored 4x4 vehicles


Rank structure


See also

* Italian Armed Forces *
Uniforms of the Italian Armed Forces The uniforms of the Italian Armed Forces includes the official dress worn by members of the Italian Armed Forces while on duty. Each branches of the Italian Armed Forces, the Italian Army, the Italian Navy, the Italian Air Force, and the Carabin ...
*
Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sport section of the Italian armed force, Italian Navy. Are part of the G.S. Marina Militare the athletes mainly of the water sports. History The first gold medal at the Olympic Games was won by t ...
*
List of active Italian Navy ships This is a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started a process of renewal that will see 50 ships retired by 2025 and replaced by 30 multi-mis ...
*
List of decommissioned ships of the Italian Navy This is a list of decommissioned vessels of the Italian Navy since 1949. Submarines Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Frigates Corvettes Torpedo boats Gunboats Hydrofoil missile boats Minesweeper Minelayer ...
*
Regia Marina The ''Regia Marina'' (; ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (''Regno d'Italia'') from 1861 to 1946. In 1946, with the birth of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana''), the ''Regia Marina'' changed its name to ''Marina Militare'' ("M ...


References


External links


Marina Militare official site
{{Authority control Marina Militare 1946 establishments in Italy