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31-487: A simplified version was built by Agusta as the Turbomeca-Agusta TA.230. The Astazou IIA version was derived from the original Astazou powerplant for use in helicopters . By 1993, 2,200 had been built. As of 2007, it was still in production. However, many aircraft initially equipped with it, especially the heavier ones, have since been upgraded with more powerful engines. The early single-shaft Astazou has

62-524: A Studio sul potenziamento della Marina italiana in relazione al Patto Atlantico (Study on the development of the Italian Navy with reference to the Atlantic Pact) was undertaken, which researched the structures and the methods for the development of the navy. The ensign of the Italian Navy is the flag of Italy bearing the coat of arms of the Italian Navy. The shield's quarters refer to

93-512: A case of bribery by Finmeccanica in its deal with India following which the government of India issued a show cause notice to the company. A complaint was filed seeking an investigation into the sale of 21 civil helicopters worth over Rs 7,000 crore (US$ 1.6 billion) by AgustaWestland between 2005 and 2013 in India. As per the complaint Agusta Westland has been selling civil helicopters in India through. Tax authorities in India have been asked to probe

124-471: A large number of its naval units had survived the war, albeit in a low efficiency state, which was due to the conflict and the age of many vessels. The vessels that remained were: The peace treaty signed on 10 February 1947 in Paris was onerous for Regia Marina. Apart from territorial and material losses, also the following restrictions were imposed: The treaty also ordered Italy to put the following ships at

155-603: A means to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm. In July 2000, Agusta merged with Westland Helicopters to form AgustaWestland S.p.A., a multinational helicopter design and manufacturing company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Leonardo S.p.A . From 1952, the company became involved in helicopter manufacturing, first building Bell helicopters under licence, but later Sikorsky , Boeing and McDonnell Douglas products as well. The company also had ambitions to design and build its own helicopters. The Agusta A.101 and

186-409: A two-stage compressor, with the first stage an axial and the second stage a radial design. It has an annular combustion chamber, after which the combustion gases enter a three-stage axial turbine. Engines have a reduction gearbox in front of the air inlet, with an output speed suitable for a propeller or, for helicopters, as the first stage only of the much bigger reduction required for a rotor. Fuel to

217-649: Is commonly known as simply the Guardia costiera or Capitaneria di Porto . The Coast Guard has approximately 11,000 staff. The Italian Navy is divided into six corps (by precedence): Command of the Italian Fleet (ships, submarines and amphibious forces) and Naval aviation falls under the Commander in Chief Naval Fleet . Today's Italian Navy is a modern navy with ships of every type. The fleet

248-404: Is in continuous evolution, and as of today oceangoing fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers , 3 amphibious assault ships , 4 destroyers , 11 frigates and 8 attack submarines . Patrol and littoral warfare units include: 10 offshore patrol vessels , 10 mine countermeasure vessels , 4 coastal patrol boats , and a varied fleet of auxiliary ships are also in service. The flagship of

279-456: Is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War II. As of August 2014 , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy . The Regia Marina

310-750: The Agusta A.106 can be considered the best of its earlier attempts. Others included the AB.102 , A.103 , A.104 , and A.115 . It also produced a small line of aero engines such as the GA.70 and GA.140 . Developed in the 1970s, the Agusta A109 is a commercial and military twin-turbine helicopter, of which the latest variants are still in production. In 1983, the Agusta A129 Mangusta anti-tank helicopter partook in its first official flight engagement. It

341-697: The Agusta A109 Power , an improved version of the A109C series (1994) and the Agusta A119 Koala (1997), a single-engine design based on the A109. Agusta became involved in the Belgian bribery scandal when it was revealed that the company had paid the two Belgian socialist parties who were then (1988/1989) in the government to assist the company in getting the contract for attack helicopters for

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372-482: The Eurocopter Dauphin 's dual Astazou XVIII developing 783 kW each. The Astazou XX received a third axial stage, raising compression even further to achieve a projected output of 1,075 kW (1,442 hp) in the turboprop application. The XXB derivative, used in the single engine Aérospatiale SA 361H Dauphin , delivered 1,043 kW (1,399 shp). gearbox. Data from Aircraft engines of

403-840: The Marshall Plan began to rebuild Italy and Europe was rapidly being divided into two geopolitically antagonistic blocs, Italy began talks with the United States to guarantee adequate security considerations. The US government in Washington wished to keep its own installations on the Italian Peninsula and relaxed the Treaty restrictions by including Italy in the Mutual Defense Assistance Programme (MDAP). On 4 April 1949, Italy joined

434-699: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and, in order for the navy to contribute actively in the organization, the Treaty restrictions were definitively repealed by the end of 1951, with the consent of all of Western nations. Within NATO, the Italian Navy was assigned combat control of the Adriatic Sea and Strait of Otranto , as well as the defence of the naval routes through the Tyrrhenian Sea . To ensure these tasks

465-905: The Belgian Army. In 1998, Agusta formed a joint venture with Bell Helicopter Textron called the Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company . Its aim was to develop the Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter and the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor aircraft. Bell later withdrew from the BA609 project, which is now known as the AgustaWestland AW609 . In July 2000, Finmeccanica and GKN plc agreed to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and GKN-Westland Helicopters ), forming AgustaWestland . It

496-745: The Marina. As Western attention turned to the Soviets and the Mediterranean Sea , Italian seas became one of the main sites of confrontation between the two superpowers, contributing to the re-emergence of Italy's naval importance thanks to her strategic geographical position. With the new elections in 1946, the Kingdom of Italy became a republic, and the Regia Marina took the name of Marina Militare ( lit.   ' Military Navy ' ). As

527-575: The World 1970 Related development Related lists Agusta Agusta was an Italian helicopter manufacturer. It was based in Samarate , Northern Italy . The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first airplane in 1907. The MV Agusta motorcycle manufacturer began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company at the end of the Second World War, as

558-613: The aircraft carrier Aquila . However, the Soviet Union demanded the surrender of the battleship Giulio Cesare and other naval units designated for transfer. The cruisers Attilio Regolo and Scipione Africano became the French Chateaurenault and Guichen , while Eugenio di Savoia became the Greek Elli . After break up and transfers, only a small part of the fleet remained to be recommissioned into

589-496: The civil ensign , where the book is open at the words " Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus ", meaning "peace to you, Mark, my evangelist") and is wielding a sword instead: such an image is consistent with the pictorial tradition from Venetian history, in which the book is shown open during peacetime and closed during wartime. In 2012 the Navy began a restructuring process that will see a 21% decrease in personnel by 2025. A new structure

620-682: The common origin [of the Navy] from the Roman mariners, the Insignia will be surmounted by the towered Crown with rostra , the emblem of honour and valour the Roman Senate awarded to the leaders of naval victories, conquerors of lands and cities across the seas". A further difference is that St. Mark's lion, symbolising the Republic of Venice, does not hold the gospel in its paw (as it does on

651-627: The disposals of the victorious nations United States, Soviet Union , Great Britain, France, Greece , Yugoslavia and Albania as war compensation: Great changes in the international political situation, which were developing into the Cold War, convinced the United Kingdom and United States to discontinue the transfer of Italy's capital ships as war reparations. Some had already been dismantled in La Spezia between 1948 and 1955, including

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682-410: The fleet is the carrier Cavour . The Italian Navy operates a diverse fleet of aircraft including fixed-wing, rotary and UAVs. The 2014 Naval Act allocated €5.4 billion for the following vessels: The 2017 budget allocated €12.8 billion (2017–2032 years) for the following ships: The 2018 budget allocated about €1 billion for: The "Documento Programmatico Pluriennale 2021–2023" funds

713-610: The four Medieval Italian Maritime Republics : The coat of arms is surmounted by a golden crown, which distinguishes military vessels from those of the merchant navy. The crown, corona rostrata , was proposed in 1939 as a conjectural link to the Roman navy by Admiral Domenico Cavagnari , then a member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations in the Fascist government. In the proposal, Adm. Cavagnari wrote that "in order to recall

744-520: The gas generator is adjusted automatically to maintain a constant propeller or rotor speed as blade pitch varies. As of the Astazou X, the engine received a second axial compressor stage. This was the engine for the Potez 840 . The Astazou XIV and XVI were also marketed by Rolls-Royce Turboméca International Ltd under the names AZ14 and AZ16, respectively. Power was steadily increased over the years, with

775-724: The possibility of tax evasion by Sharp Ocean on the commission received for the sale of helicopters and foreign exchange deprivation to the country by off-shoring payments for the sale of helicopters in India. Separately, the comptroller and auditor general, in its latest report, has indicted the Chhattisgarh government for overpaying Rs.65 lakh (US$ 120,000) for the purchase of a VVIP helicopter -an Agusta A-109 Power helicopter. Both companies are promoted by twin brothers Nayan Jagjivan and Nakul Jagjivan. Marina Militare The Italian Navy ( Italian : Marina Militare , lit.   'Military Navy'; abbreviated as MM )

806-646: The requirements of the Royal Navy and the Italian Navy . In 1985 the company started a collaborative programme with the aeronautic industries of France, Germany and the Netherlands in order to develop and produce the NHIndustries NH90 , a nine-ton twin-engine multi-role medium helicopter in order to satisfy the requirements of their respective countries’ armed forces. 1990s projects include

837-562: The world, with a mix of modernised and new battleships – started a long and complex rebuilding process. The important combat contributions of the Italian naval forces after the signing of the armistice with the Allies on 8 September 1943, and the subsequent cooperation agreement on 23 September 1943, left the Regia Marina in a poor condition, with much of its infrastructure and bases unusable and its ports mined and blocked by sunken ships. However,

868-543: Was formed on 17 March 1861, after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy . The Italian Navy assumed its present name after the Italian monarchy was abolished following a popular referendum held on 2 June 1946. At the end of its five years involvement in World War II , Italy was a devastated nation. After the end of hostilities, the Regia Marina – which at the beginning of the war was the fourth largest navy in

899-660: Was implemented in January 2014. The Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard ( Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia costiera ) is the coast guard of Italy and is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports , the Ministry of the Environment , the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies , as well as the Ministry of Defence . In Italy, it

930-569: Was reported on 12 February 2013 that the chief executive, Giuseppe Orsi, was arrested on corruption charges. Prosecutors allege he paid bribes to ensure the sale of 12 helicopters to the Indian government, when he was head of the group's AgustaWestland unit. On 13 February 2013, Finmeccanica's Board of Directors named Alessandro Pansa as chief executive officer and resolved to confer the role of vice chairman to Admiral Guido Venturoni. Shortly after Pansa's appointment, Italian investigators discovered

961-698: Was the first attack helicopter to be designed and produced in Western Europe. However, this helicopter has been a limited commercial success so far, seeing service with the Italian Army , and has also been a modernized variant being developed for the Turkish Army . The 1980s saw the start of several collaborative projects for Agusta. In 1981 Agusta and Westland of Britain started the EH101 medium-lift naval helicopter project in order to satisfy

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