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Dec 16 2024

Active Cyber Protection System for Italian FREMM Frigates Successfully Tested

La Spezia/ Italy 16 December, 2024 - On board ITS Schergat, the ninth FREMM frigate scheduled to join the Italian Navy Fleet in 2025, the harbour acceptance test of an active cyber protection system for the Ship Management System (SMS) was successfully carried out at the Fincanteri Shipyard.

This event completes an important process following the successful factory qualification test in September 2024 and adds an important capability to the Italian FREMM ships.

Required by the Marina Militare Italiana, Italian Navy General Staff, the cyber protection system will allow the ship to identify possible anomalies in real time and support the management of any cybersecurity incidents. In this respect, the system represents the first cyber risk mitigation with the sole competence of the personnel on board, before the direct support of the Navy Cyber Department.

ITS Schergat is the first unit of the Italian Navy to have this capability and will soon be followed by ITS Bianchi, for which the same activities are expected to be completed by March 2025. In addition, it is planned to implement it on all other the other FREMM class ships.