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DCNS to supply the SYLVER A50 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) for Italian Navy's PPA Patrol Vessels.
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Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura - PPA |
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PPA
– Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship The PPAs will be built at Fincantieri’s Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with delivery of the first vessel of the class set for 2021 The multipurpose offshore patrol ship is a highly flexible ship with capacity to serve multiple functions ranging from patrol with sea rescue capacity to Civil Protection operations, and in its most highly equipped version, first line fighting vessel. There will be indeed different configurations of combat system: a “soft” one for the patrol task integrated for self-defence ability, and a “full” one, equipped for a complete defence ability. The vessel is also capable of operating high-speed vessels such as RIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) up to 11 meters long through lateral cranes or a hauling ramp located at the far stern. • 129 meters long • Speed of over 31 knots • 171 persons of the crew • Equipped with a combined diesel and gas turbine plant (CODAG) • Capacity to supply drinking water to land • Capacity to provide electricity to land with 2000 kw of power • Possibility of embarking modular residential and healthcare zones • 2 modular zones at the stern and at the center of the ship that allow the embarking of various types of containerized operating/logistic/healthcare modules (in particular, the stern area may receive and handle within a covered area up to 5 modules in ISO 20” containers, while the central zone may receive and handle up to 8 ISO 20” containers) The PPAs will be built at the Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with delivery expected, for the first vessel of the class, in 2021, while the following deliveries of the vessels will take place in 2022, 2023, 2024 (two units), and 2025. |
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