The European Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Carabiniere of the Navy arrived today, 25 January in Fremantle in Australia, where it will stop until 31 January 2017.
That of Fremantle is the first of the 4 Australian stages of the naval campaign, in addition to Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. The campaign, which started in La Spezia last December 20, will bring the ship to touch Australia and several countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan and Oman in the coming months.
Today at 15.00 (local time) the commander of the ship, frigate captain Francesco Pagnotta, will hold a press conference on board during which he will present the ongoing naval campaign and illustrate the ship, a jewel of Italian shipbuilding.
Ship Carabiniere is the fourth FREMM unit delivered to the Italian Navy in the "anti-submarine" 2015 version in April and is equipped with the latest generation weapon system, defense and discovery, at the forefront both in the military and civil sectors.
The unit will be committed to ensuring presence, maritime surveillance, strengthening existing co-operation activities with some trans-regional allies and establishing relationships with new potential partners in the core of institutional tasks entrusted to the Armed Forces.
The Nave campaign Carabiniere reflects an international vision that traces this beginning of the millennium as a "blue century". That of "blue growth" is considered a key factor on which to aim for sustainable development of our country in a context where maritime is a fundamental resource for commercial growth, employment and technology.
The initiative was born with the collaboration of Fincantieri (main sponsor), Leonardo, MBDA Italia, Elettronica and Telespazio.
