Fincantieri Cuts Steel for Italian Navy’s Final PPA

Fincantieri began steel cutting at its Riva Trigoso shipyard for the Italian Navy's seventh and final Paolo Thaon di Revel-class multipurpose offshore patrol vessel. The ship is the ninth hull to begin construction under the wider PPA program because two earlier vessels were transferred to another customer rather than retained by Italy. Program management is coordinated through OCCAR, and the ships are designed to undertake maritime surveillance, patrol and broader naval missions according to their equipment configuration. The ceremony marks the start of hull construction, not the launch, delivery or commissioning of the final Italian vessel.