Drass (company)

DRASS Group
Company typeS.r.l.
IndustryDefense, marine engineering
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
FounderRoberto Galeazzi
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sergio Cappelletti (chief executive officer)
ProductsMidget submarines, swimmer delivery vehicle, diving equipment
Number of employees
200
Websitewww.drass.tech

Drass, or DRASS,[1] is an Italian manufacturing company headquartered in Livorno, whose best known for their range of midget submarine and swimmer delivery vehicle.[2] The company also has a line of hyperbaric chambers for diver decompression.[3] Work is done at Livorno and also Ghiroda, Romania.[4]

  1. ^ Pape, Alex. "UDT 2019: DRASS Defence presents compact affordable submarine options". IHS Jane's. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ Sutton, H I. "Qatar To Acquire Submarines In New Twist In Gulf States' Big Naval Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ Sutton, H I. "DRASS". Covert Shores. H I Sutton. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Marco Giulio Barone (2022). "Underwater Technology at DRASS-Galeazzi Italy's Legacy in Commando Operations" (PDF). Military Technology. No. 5. ISSN 0722-3226.