First visit to Portsmouth by an Italian PPA (Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel)

Name: First visit to Portsmouth by an Italian PPA (Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel)
Uploaded: 2025-08-18T06:23:15.112Z
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Channel: Vehicles for Warfare at Sea
Description: Commissioned in 2024, the brand news ITS Giovanni delle Bande Nere arrives in Portsmouth. Although officially classified as 'Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura - Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel', they are effectively light frigates armed with 16 Aster 15 or 30 missiles, 127mm gun. Footage: PortsmouthProud

Vehicles for Warfare at Sea

Aug 18, 2025

Commissioned in 2024, the brand news ITS Giovanni delle Bande Nere arrives in Portsmouth. Although officially classified as 'Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura - Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel', they are effectively light frigates armed with 16 Aster 15 or 30 missiles, 127mm gun.

Footage: PortsmouthProud