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OTO Melara Italian Navy & French Navy to Maintain 76mm Guns in service with the French Fleet.
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OTO Melara Italian Navy & French Navy to Maintain 76mm Guns in service
with the French Fleet |
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Finmeccanica-OTO
Melara signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the execution in La
Spezia of the maintenance activities on the 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) naval
guns installed on board the Horizon Class Frigates in service with the
French Navy. The agreement was signed this morning by Adm. Donato Marzano,
Commander of the Italian Navy Logistic Department, Roberto Cortesi,
OTO Melara CEO and the Central Director of the Service du Soutien de
la Flotte of the Marine Nationale Française, François
Pintart. |
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Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid main gun on board a French Navy FREMM at
DCNS Shipyard |
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The Memorandum,
signed on the occasion of the 6° Horizon Program Steering Committee,
not only consolidate and gives directions to the main Italian-French
initiatives relevant to the support in service of the Horizon Class
ships, but represents the first step towards a wider agreement that
could also include maintenance activities to be performed on the 76/62
Super Rapid guns on board the French FREMM. The signature of this MOU represents both an important effort that shows how it is possible to create collaborations among the European Armed Forces for a joint defense and also significant industrial opportunities for the La Spezia area. |
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Also the French Horizon Class Frigates will come to La Spezia for maintenance
activities |
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The
MOU follows the contract recently signed by the French Navy and OTO
Melara for the general overhaul of the 76/62 SR guns on board the Chevalier
Paul and Forbin vessels that also includes the calibration of the guns
ashore and on board, performed by the “Center for the Naval Support
and Experimentation” (CSSN) of the Italian Navy. Link to Aquitaine class Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) datasheet |