The sixth Italian FREMM frigate “Luigi Rizzo” was delivered on 20th April 2017 by OCCAR to the Italian Navy. The ceremony at the Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia) was attended by the OCCAR Director, the OCCAR FREMM Programme Manager...

On 11th April 2017, the French FREMM ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) Follow on Ship “Auvergne” was accepted by OCCAR on behalf of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) - the French defence procurement agency - and delivered to the French Navy.

On 10th April 2017, the Italian FREMM frigate Bergamini achieved the Final Qualification of the SAAM-ESD (Surface Anti Air Missile - Extended Self Defence) system by successfully carrying out the second ASTER 30 firing of the FREMM Programme.

On 24th February 2017 OCCAR Director Tim Rowntree and Airbus Helicopter Tiger Programme Manager Andreas Goern signed Amendment 5 of the TIGER helicopter Technical and Logistic Support (TLS) contract,...