The French Minister for the Armed Forces, Mme. Florence Parly, led the first steel cutting ceremony” of FLL LSS on 18 May 2020 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, marking the official launch of the production of the First of Class (FOC) and unveiling the baptism names of the LSS series.

Even under these challenging circumstances, OCCAR continues to deliver to its Programme Participating States.

On 31 May 2019 the Contract Amendment Nr.3 for the Italian LSS Programme  was signed in La Spezia by Fincantieri/Leonardo as Prime Contractors and OCCAR-EA on behalf of Italy.

The Director of OCCAR participated in the UNVEX S&D conferences organised in Spain on 29-31 May.