Italy has launched early studies for a next‑generation aircraft carrier — the Portaerei di nuova generazione — and revived maritime patrol acquisition plans in its 2025–27 Multi‑Year Defence Planning Document. The DPP is backed by a record €31.2bn 2025 defence budget (+7.2%), with €3m allocated for advanced naval development this year.
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Italy has allocated a record €31.2bn defence budget for 2025 (+7.2%) and set aside €3m this year to start studies for a new carrier, signalling a funded national commitment to rebuild naval aviation capability.
Reviving maritime patrol plans and carrier studies aligns Italy with broader European naval recapitalisation efforts, alongside programmes such as France's PANG carrier programme (https://hype.aero/?story=3a5312fc-9945-41d3-abb7-0a66ad609774) and recent domestic missile procurement (https://hype.aero/?story=b5962b89-de60-4346-8a88-764c0573c965).
The DPP will shape Italian shipbuilding workloads, industrial offsets and future procurement timelines within the EU defence context described by the Commission's recent flagship programmes (https://hype.aero/?story=6e47bff6-6b1f-4054-811f-ed5efa865bd6).
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