Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo) has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) worth €2.4 billion, plus approximately €1.3 billion in options, for the development, production, logistic studies, and Initial In Service Support (ISS) of the first of 2 new DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. The second ship will follow through the exercise of the options.
The signing took place during a brief ceremony attended by Adm. De Carolis (Commander of the Naval Squadron), Adm. Nervi (Director of NAVARM), Dr. Sucker (Director of OCCAR-EA), Dr. Folgiero (CEO of Fincantieri), and Eng. Sorrentino (CEO of Orizzonte Sistemi Navali).
The DDX program aims to strengthen the Italian Navy's capabilities in air defense/anti-missile and ballistic/hypersonic missile defense, delivering a major generational leap in both the naval platform — designed and developed by Fincantieri as system integrator — and the combat system — designed and developed by Leonardo.
The new ships will be 180 m long, with a displacement exceeding 13,500 t, a crew of 251, and a range of 4,000 nautical miles. The DDX class will feature high levels of digitalization, automation, and integration across sensors, weapon systems, multi-domain C2 systems, and platform management systems.
On the platform side, key innovations include a DC sub-grid with an associated energy storage system, an advanced stabilization system integrated with the steering system, new algorithms and methodologies for thermal and electrical balance calculations, and further digital evolutions of the Ship Management System.
On the combat system side, the ship will rely on the new-generation Command Management System (CMS) SADOC 5 (C5I), a 4-fixed-face planar S-band radar (a fully digital AESA type with particularly high power output), and an MBDA missile system. Together, these will deliver an unprecedented Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capability against missile, ballistic, and hypersonic threats, ensuring the full multi-domain interoperability at the core of Leonardo's MICHELANGELO project.
The 2 ships, built by Fincantieri and Leonardo through OSN, are scheduled for delivery in 2033 (first unit) and 2035 (second unit).
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