Ship Luigi Rizzo has recently completed the acceptance activities of the remotely piloted aircraft in the Tyrrhenian Sea ScanEagle by the Navy, thus increasing the operational capabilities of the armed force and confirming its commitment to continuous technological innovation.
After an initial and intense period of work stoppage spent by the FREMM at the Military Arsenal of La Spezia to allow for the installation of the new system, the military pilots and qualified maintenance workers employed to form the first Navy Remotely Piloted Aircraft Section (SEZAPRM) of Ship Rizzo they took advantage of the sea trials to integrate with the crew on board. This allowed them to test the new operating procedures and the organization of the unit to be implemented in the near future during the deployment of the ScanEagle.
The synergy and sharing of intent recorded among the Nave staff Rizzo and the same specialists in the UAV Department of the Naval Air Force Command - supported for the occasion by engineers and technicians from the INSITU company, the aircraft's manufacturer - who characterized the intense days of preparation and planning of the activities, have in fact brought the first "green light to the bridge" so as to be able to test the command and control capabilities of the drone from the naval unit during the on-task period, as well as being able to verify its actual capabilities for launching and recovering from board, in line with the technical specifications required by the Navy.
Lo ScanEagle It is equipped with advanced sensors and, thanks to its lightness and high autonomy and precision, it allows for long-distance reconnaissance missions, significantly increasing the naval unit's surveillance capacity.
As evidence of the versatility of the FREMM class units and in light of an international context that sees unmanned systems acquiring ever greater importance, thanks to the milestone achieved during these important acceptance tests, Nave Luigi Rizzo is now ready to use the system ScanEagle which will very soon lead it to further optimize the effectiveness, flexibility and safety of its operational activities, thus marking a further step forward in the evolutionary process of the capacity to Maritime Situation Awareness of the Navy and in the role of the armed force itself within the international context.
