In the frame of the 10^th PPA Programme Committee in Rome, the Contract Amendment N° 4 between OCCAR-EA (on behalf of the Italian State) and the Temporary Consortium, consisting of Fincantieri and Leonardo Company, was signed on 23 July 2020...

A key milestone was met for the Lithuanian BOXER Programme in July 2020, with air transportability verification trials successfully completed for the BOXER Drive Modules in the A400M.

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.

The delivery of the first two Lithuanian VILKAS Infantry Fighting Vehicles took place on 9 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. This is an historical milestone for the Lithuanian Armed Forces but also for OCCAR, as it demonstrates the level of support provided by the organisation to its customers be it OCCAR Member States or OCCAR Programme Participating States.