| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Builders | Fincantieri S.p.A. |
| Operators |
|
| Preceded by | Sauro class submarine |
| Succeeded by | Next Generation Submarine[1] |
| Cost | |
| Built | Since 2022[5] |
| Planned | 6 |
| Building | 4 |
| Completed | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Attack submarine |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 59 metres (193 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 7 metres (23 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft 4 in) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Complement | 29 |
As part of the development of the Italian Navy submarine force for the period 2025 - 2050, the U212 NFS and the U212 NFS Evo are being developed, for an introduction by 2036. By then, the Italian Navy will be equipped with 4 Todaro class (the U212A), 4 U212 NFS, and 2 U212 NFS Evo.[6]
The Italian Navy is already preparing the development of the successor of the U212A, the NGS (New Generation Submarine) that will replace the U212A and that will start to be built from 2040. The Italian Navy is also developing a LDAUV (Large Displacement Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) to support the submarine force.[6]
- ^ Mauri, Paolo (5 June 2024). "La Marina italiana punta sugli U212 Evo: cosa potranno fare i nuovi sottomarini" (in Italian).
- ^ "Italy's U212NFS Near Future Submarine Contract Signed". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fincantieri Wins Order for 3rd U212 NSF for Italian Navy". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "OCCAR Signs Development of Italy's Fourth Near Future Submarine". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "INIZIO ATTIVITÀ PRODUTTIVA PER IL PRIMO SOTTOMARINO NFS DELLA MARINA MILITARE". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Il futuro della componente subacquea della Marina Militare (2025-2050) – Analisi Difesa" (in Italian). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-09.