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Fincantieri to launch Italian Navy's 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ in June - Naval News:
Italian shipyard Fincantieri is set to launch the second Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) next month.
Martin Manaranche 06 May 2020
Martin Manaranche story with additional reporting by Xavier Vavasseur
The Francesco Morosini was due to hit the water at the end of March but Fincantieri had to postpone the launch because of the Coronavirus crisis (during which the company stopped production at all its shipyards). Contacted by Naval News, a Fincantieri spokesperson explained that the launch is set to take place sometime next month.
Regarding the third (Raimondo Montecuccoli) and fourth PPAs, Fincantieri ensures that production is “perfectly on time” and no delay is expected. All production sites re-opened from April 20.
The next two ships are currently in the production stage. Francesco Morosini is the second PPA in Light configuration. Of the seven PPA vessels on order, two are in “Light” versions, three in “Light +” and two in “Full”.
The PPA contract was signed in May 2015 with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) acting as contractor authority. PPA are meant to replace light patrol frigates from the Soldati-class and Minerva-class corvettes............read rest of article
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