On 25 June 2014, the Italian FREMM frigate “Carabiniere” had her first sea going, successfully reaching this important milestone three months earlier than her predecessor the “Carlo Margottini”.

The Medical Company of the 13th NL Brigade formally received the first NL BOXER armoured vehicle, an Ambulance version, on 25 June 2014. 

On the 27th February 2014 in La Spezia shipyard, the third Italian frigate, named after the World War II Italian hero “Carlo Margottini”, was delivered by OCCAR to the Italian Navy.

OCCAR-EA signed a 4-year A400M Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the NSPA (NATO Support Agency) on 21 February 2014, marking a further key milestone in the expanded cooperation with NSPA.