Italian Navy’s Fleet Grows: Fincantieri Awarded Contract for Second Vulcano-Class Logistic Support Ship

T?? c?ns??ti?m – R????????m?nt? T?m????n?? ?i Im???s? (RTI) – l?? ?? Finc?nti??i ??s si?n?? wit? OCCAR (O???nis?ti?n C?nj?int? ?? C??????ti?n s?? l’A?m?m?nt, t?? int??n?ti?n?l ????niz?ti?n ??? j?int ??m?m?nt c??????ti?n) ? c?nt??ct ??? t?? c?nst??cti?n ?? ? s?c?n? V?lc?n?-cl?ss l??istic s?????t s?i? (LSS) ??? t?? It?li?n N?v?, w?ic? ?ls? incl???s t?? ??ti?n ??? ? t?i?? s?i?. T?? LSS will ?? ?nti??l? ??ilt ?t t?? C?st?ll?mm??? ?i St??i? s?i?????, wit? ??liv??? sc????l?? ??? 2025. T?? v?l?? ?? t?? c?nt??ct is ?????x. 410 milli?n ????s incl??in? t?? c?m??t s?st?m. V?lc?n? is ?n ??xili??? s?i? t??t ?nt???? s??vic? wit? t?? It?li?n N?v? ?n 12 M??c? 2021. S?? is ??si?n?? t? s?????t ?l??t ?????ti?ns wit? ???l ?n? ??? st???s. Al?n? wit? ?n?t??? ??t??? sist?? s?i?, s?? is ?x??ct?? t? ???l?c? t?? ???l?nis?m?nt ?il??s (AORs) St??m??li-cl?ss ???l?nis?m?nt ?il??.

T?? ????? ?ls? incl???s t?? ???visi?n ?? s?????t ?v?? t?? li??c?cl? ?? t?? v?ss?l in t?? ?i?st t?n ????s, ?ivi??? int? l??istics ?n? in-s??vic? s?????t (m?int?n?nc?), ?s w?ll ?s t?? s???l? ?? n?v?l c?m??n?nts ?n? m?c?in??? ?????c?? ?? Finc?nti??i M?c??nic?l S?st?ms ?n? C?m??n?nts Unit, incl??in? s???t lin?s, st???in? s?st?m, m?n??v??in? t???st??s, ?in st??iliz??s, ?n? ?t??? ??n?lin? s?st?ms. As ???t ?? t?? m?lti-???? ??????m ?im?? ?t s????????in? It?l?’s D???nc? ?t-s?? c???cit? (kn?wn ?s t?? “N?v?l Act”), Finc?nti??i is c????ntl? ??il?in? s?v?n m?lti-?????s? ???s???? ??t??l v?ss?ls (PPA) ?n? t?? “T?i?st?” L?n?in? H?lic??t?? D?ck (LHD). L?st M??c?, it ??liv???? t?? “V?lc?n?” LSS, ? ???j?ct t??t w?s ?ls? ?c??i??? ?? t?? F??nc? N?v? ??? t?? ???initi?n ?? t?? Fl?tl?? ??????m, ? s??i?s ?? ?nits ??ilt in ???tn??s?i? wit? t?? C?st?ll?mm??? ?i St??i? s?i?????.

It?li?n N?v? L??istic S?????t S?i? V?lc?n? (A 5335)T?? LSS is ? v?ss?l t??t ???vi??s l??istics s?????t t? t?? ?l??t, ?n??w?? wit? ??s?it?l ?n? ???lt?c??? c????iliti?s t??nks t? t?? ???s?nc? ?? ? ??ll? ???i???? ??s?it?l ?? ?????xim?t?l? 800 s????? m?t??s, w?ic? incl???s: 2 ?????tin? ???ms wit? ???-?n?st??si?, ? ???i?l??? ???m, ? ??ntist’s ???ic?, ? ??n?c?l??ic?l ???ic?, 2 ?m????nc? ???ms, ? clinic?l ?i??n?sis l??, ?n? ?l??? ??nk, ?n int?nsiv? c??? ???m, ? CT sc?n ???m, ?n? ? ???ns ???m. T?? s?i? c?m?in?s t?? ??ilit? t? t??ns???t ?n? t??ns??? t? ?t??? t??ns???t v?ss?ls li??i? c???? (?i?s?l ???l, j?t ???l, ???s?w?t??) ?n? s?li? c???? (s???? ???ts, ????, ?n? ?mm?niti?ns) ?n? t? ??????m ?t s?? ????i?s ?n? m?int?n?nc? w??k ??? ?t??? v?ss?ls. T?? ????ns? s?st?ms ??? limit?? t? t?? c???cit? ?? c?mm?n? ?n? c?nt??l in t?ctic?l sc?n??i?s, c?mm?nic?ti?ns, ?n? n?n-l?t??l ?iss??siv? ????ns? s?st?ms. T?? LSS is ?ls? c????l? ?? ?m???kin? ?n m??? c?m?l?x ????ns? s?st?ms ?n? ??c?min? ? ?l?t???m ??? int?lli??nc? ?n? ?l?ct??nic w?????? s?st?ms.

T?? F??nc? N?v? t?????? OCCAR ??????? ???? m??i?i?? s?i?s ?? t?? cl?ss t? ???l?c? its D???nc?-cl?ss t?nk??s t? ?? ??liv???? in 2023, 2025, 2027, ?n? 2029. T?? ??????m is kn?wn ?s t?? Bâtіm?nt ??vit?ill??? ?? ???c?s (BRF). T?? ??sic c????ct??istic c?mm?n t? ?ll t???? cl?ss?s ?? s?i?s is t??i? v??? ?i?? l?v?l ?? inn?v?ti?n, w?ic? m?k?s t??m ?xt??m?l? ?l?xi?l? in t??i? v??i??s ????il?s ?? ?s??s wit? ? ?i?? ?????? ?? ???ici?nc?. M?st im???t?ntl?, it will ?? ??ssi?l? t? ?s? t??s? ?nits in ? c?m?l?m?nt??? w?? ?v?n ??? n?n-milit???-??l?t?? ?ctiviti?s, s?c? ?s, ??? ?x?m?l?, s?????tin? civil ???t?cti?n in ??m?nit??i?n ?ssist?nc? ?n? ?is?st?? ??li??. M????v??, t??i? ?nvi??nm?nt?l im??ct is l?w, t??nks t? ??v?nc?? l?w ??ll?ti?n ?missi?n ??n???t??s ?n? ?l?ct?ic-??iv? ?????lsi?n m?t??s, ?n? ?i?l??ic?l w?st? c?nt??l s?st?ms.