OCCAR News 29. June 2020 OCCAR achieves first MMF acceptance The Transfer of Title of the first MMF aircraft was signed on 29 June in Getafe, Spain. 25. June 2020 First Steel Cutting Ceremony for the 5th PPA The First Steel Cutting ceremony for the Fifth Multipurpose Patrol Ship (PPA) took place on the 25th June at Riva Trigoso Shipyard (Genova). The steel cutting ceremony is a very meaningful milestone, as it marks the first tangible step of the building process and constitutes the virtual birth of a new ship. 29. May 2020 Visit of the FR MINAR to the MMCM industrial facilities On 29 May, the French Minister of Defense, Mme Florence Parly, was presented the progress of the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme in Brest, France. 22. May 2020 Launch of the second PPA The launching ceremony of the second PPA was held on the 22nd May 2020 at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Riva Trigoso – Genova. The ship has been named after Francesco Morosini, 108th Doge of the Serenissima Republic of Venice and General Sea Captain of the Venetian Fleet (1688 – 1694). Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page ›› Last page Last »