Rome 04 June 2025, Intermarine S.p.A. (IMMSI industrial group - IMS.MI) – global leader in the design and construction of Minehunters in composite materials – and NAVARM (Ministry of Defence – Directorate of Naval Armaments) have entered into a Framework Agreement worth 60 million euro, to ensure the maintenance of the operational capabilities of the Minehunters of the Italian Navy.
The program for maintaining the operational capabilities of the Minehunters follows the construction program for the New Generation Minehunters, which will enter into service starting from 2029. With the four-year Framework Agreement, Intermarine will support the Italian Navy throughout the period of transition and evolution of the national MCM fleet involved in mine countermeasures operations, protection of underwater infrastructure and seabed control.
The Framework Agreement signed today with NAVARM is the result of an important synergy established between the Italian Navy and Intermarine in the 1970s with the supply of the Minehunters currently in service and strengthened by the new contract for the supply of New Generation vessels signed in July 2024. The purpose of the collaboration is to provide the Italian Navy and Italy with a specialist fleet of technologically advanced Minehunters able to face future underwater challenges.
With the operational capability maintenance program, the Minehunters will be able to ensure operational continuity in the complex sector of underwater operations - clearance of mined areas and seabed surveillance operations for the control and protection of critical underwater infrastructure (i.e., oil & gas pipelines and maritime data networks) and the protection of cultural assets and the marine environment, at both national and international level, confirming not only the importance of the role of this type of vessel but also Intermarine’s key position as a global leader in the development, design and construction of Minehunters offering unique technological solutions.
Intermarine
Intermarine is an Italian shipyard developing, designing and producing military and civil vessels, as well as naval systems and components. A world leader in the specific sector of Mine Countermeasures Units, it has produced Minehunters for the most prestigious Navies in the world with a strong vocation for export (in addition to Italy, it has produced Minehunters for USA, Australia, Finland, Algeria, Malaysia, Thailand and Nigeria). A distinctive factor is the ability to develop, design, build and test the vessel based on the customer's needs, studying the best technical solution in terms of technologies and materials. The design of Intermarine products is carried out within the technical department with the support, for specific aspects, of the most renowned Italian and international companies. Intermarine invests significant resources in innovation for the benefit of future production programs. The quality management system, a fundamental operating principle for Intermarine, is rigorously applied in all phases of design, construction and production of vessels.
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