Joint naval exercise for Italian Navy Frigate Carlo Margottini and US Navy USS Donald Cook.

According to a Tweet published on January 18, 2021, Italian Navy Frigate Carlo Margottini F 592 conducts combined naval training exercise with the U.S. Navy USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
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Italian and United States navies conduct naval training exercise with Carlo Margottini frigate and US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook. (Picture source Italian Navy)

During this exercise, Italian Navy has also deployed AV-8B Harrier, a single-engine ground-attack vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.

The Carlo Margottini (F 592) is a Carlo Bergamini-class frigate in service with the Italian Navy. The design of the frigate is based on the FREMM (European multi-purpose frigate) designed by Fincantieri and Naval Group for the Italian and French Navies. The first Italian frigate was launched in July 2011 and delivered in May 2013.

The Carlo Margottini frigate is powered by a combined diesel-electric and gas (CODLAG) propulsion system that includes one 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 engine, two 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric and four diesel generators. The ship can reach a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) with a maximum cruising range of 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).

The Carlo Margottini frigate is armed with 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles, one Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano, two Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns, two Leonardo Oto Melara/Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems, eight MBDA Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A anti-ship and land-attack missiles, two triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes, two SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns and four MBDA MILAS anti-ship missiles.

The USS Donald Cook is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight II guided missile destroyer in service with the U.S. Navy that was launched and christened on 3 May 1997. On 4 December 1998, the ship was commissioned.

The Arleigh Burke Flight II destroyer is an improvement version over the original Flight I that incorporates combat direction finding, SLQ-32V-3 shipboard electronic warfare suite, TADIX-B military communications system, JTIDS command and control processor, and the capability to launch and control SM-2 Block IV Extended Range Missile.