#Trieste submarine purpose series#

At the same time, the first two ships really surrender as patrol ones, but the combat capabilities of the remaining ships of the series have been significantly expanded, since the inherent displacement allows them to increase their combat potential quite strongly. They have also been influenced by Italian naval doping, evolving into a line of full-fledged frigates. The story of the large patrol ships of the PPA type (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura) can also be distinguished separately. In fact, in the near future, the Italian fleet will have two modern aircraft-carrying ships capable of receiving F-35B aircraft on board, while simultaneously performing landing functions. At the same time, the flagship of the Italian fleet - the aircraft carrier 'Cavour', entered into the fleet in 2009, has a smaller displacement - from 27, 5 to 30 thousand tons in various sources with comparable sizes. It is noteworthy that the new landing ship is immediately designed for basing the fifth generation F-35B fighter-bombers manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Now the ship is officially referred to as a 'multipurpose UDC'. But as a result of all the changes, the UDC grew to a full-fledged aircraft carrier with a total displacement of 33 thousand tons and a length of 245 meters. Initially, according to the proposed law on the fleet, the displacement of the new ship was supposed to be approximately 20 thousand tons with a length of 180-190 meters. The same UDC 'Trieste' by the time the contract was issued, significantly increased both in size and in displacement. In fact, this led to an increase in the displacement and size of all ships, as well as an increase in their cost. At the same time, the Italian military made changes to the program after its adoption. The heart of the future grouping should be the multipurpose UDC 'Trieste', and its retinue are several promising frigates of the RRA project and an integrated supply ship. In fact, in Italy they began to create a new ship formation, an analogue of the American AUG.

In addition to the designated ships, the Italian Navy will be replenished with two multipurpose special-purpose speedboats UNPAV and an integrated supply ship LLS. In addition to the already designated UDC, the program provided for the construction of 7 new ships of the PPA type, which were called large 'patrol ships', but in fact are frigates of a new type (initially, the cost of six ships was declared at the level of 2.5 billion euros).

It was then that the law on the fleet was passed through parliament, the total cost of financing the programs for which was estimated at 5.428 billion euros. Vice Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, outlining the Italian Navy’s future fleet vision.The new multi-purpose amphibious assault ship, named Trieste, was laid down as part of the Italian fleet building program for 2014-2015. The renewal plans are also involving the support fleet with the new special and diving operations – submarine rescue ship (SDO-SuRS) and new oceanographic/hydrographic vessels component” We are also planning to have a logistic support component of three new ships based on the Vulcano-class platforms as well as the procurement of three new amphibious vessels to replace the Santi-classes of LPDs (Landing Platform Dock) and twelve new generation multi-purpose mine countermeasures platforms to substitute the current Lerici/Gaeta-class units. “To satisfy the national defense’s man power and capabilities ‘minimum’ requirements, the Ministry of Defense and the Navy are working on a front-line fleet composition by 2034 centered on the Cavour short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft carrier with fifth-generation F-35B aircraft and helicopters, four air-defense destroyers, 10 FREMM frigates, 15 combatant patrol vessels, including seven PPA, and eight new patrol vessels in addition to eight submarines including four U212As and four new-generation U212 NFSs (Near Future Submarine).