02 March 2021
by Luca Peruzzi
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been awarded a EUR1.35 billion (USD1.63 billion) contract from European defence procurement agency OCCAR – acting on behalf of the Italian MoD’s Naval Armaments Directorate – for the first increment of the Italian Navy’s U212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) programme.
The U212 NFS programme covers the development, construction and delivery of four new boats based on an evolution of the existing U212A Todaro-class air-independent propulsion submarine design, plus a 10-year in-service support package and a new training centre. The U212 NFS is a customised derivative incorporating a number of nationally-developed technology insertions.
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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been awarded a EUR1.35 billion (USD1.63 billion) contract from E...