Operation Safe Mediterranean: Frigate Rizzo completes ScanEagle on-the-job training

Original article in Italian here.

November 20 – The frigate Luigi Rizzo, within the scope of Operation Safe Mediterranean (OMS) under the Tactical Command of the Commander of the Second Naval Division, Admiral Andrea Petroni, reaches an important milestone for the Naval Fleet with the completion of the last phase of On the Job Training for the specialist personnel of the Scaneagle remotely piloted aircraft .

This important result comes just a few weeks after the conclusion of the system acceptance tests and will soon allow the unit to use a drone “on the field” for the first time, in a real operational context. The integration of the Scaneagle
system on board the frigates represents an important step forward for the Navy, which continues to invest in cutting-edge technologies useful for facing modern challenges within the dynamic international context.

The Scaneagle is in fact a light and precise long-range system, equipped with advanced and highly autonomous sensors which, flown by military pilots supported by qualified specialist personnel from the Navy’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Section (SEZAPRM), contributes to the collection of highly detailed real-time operational information, useful for ensuring Maritime Situation Awareness to monitor vast areas of sea and identify potential threats or high-risk situations.