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Naval
Forces News - Italy |
Italian
Navy Maestrale class Frigate ITS Scirocco in French Navy GABIAN
Exercise |
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) Maestrale
class frigate ITS Scirocco took part in the GABIAN
exercise of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The exercise aims at
training the ship's teams in a wide range of fields, from anti-aircraft
warfare, to shooting with onboard cannons, to simple and complex anti-fire
defence operations, to boarding suspect merchant cargoes; all to recreate
operational scenarios where military units can be engaged. |
 ITS
Scirocco shooting with her main gun (127-mm 54-cal. OTO Melara
DP) during GABIAN 2015 |
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Following
an intense training last November for the crew members, and a call at
Toulon port, ITS Scirocco has set sail for Lion Gulf, to join the flotilla
led by the French amphibious ship Tonnerre (Mistral
class) and her sister unit Dixmude, two La
Fayette class frigates, several D'Estienne D'Orves class corvettes
and other units. The activities at sea, intense and at a strong pace, have also allowed to test the efficiency of the weapon systems onboard, especially during very realistic exercises with radio- controlled aerial targets used to assess the shooters precision. |
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk acting as an agressor simulates an air attack on ITS
Sirocco during the AAW part of GABIAN exercise. The aircraft belongs to
private US company Draken International. |
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