Italian Navy Carlo BERGAMINI FREMM Frigate shoots her 127/64 Oto Melara Gun for the first time

On the 5th of December, the Italian First of Class Carlo BERGAMINI Frigate shot 54 cannon rounds in the waters of La Spezia Gulf. Upon several firing sessions and qualification tests, performed at the Italian Naval Experimentation and Support Centre premises, for the first time the 127/64 Lightweight Gun System had been employed on board of a ship.

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OTO Melara presents a full-size model of its 127/64 LW Light Weight Naval Gun at Euronaval 2012.

At the International Naval Defence & Maritime Exhibition, Euronaval 2012, the Italian Company OTO MELARA presents a full-size model of its 127/64 LW Light Weight Naval Gun Mount. The 127/64LW gun is used on board for the Italian FREMM and the German F125 frigates. This rapid fire gun can be installed on large and medium size ships, for surface fire and naval gunfire support, with anti-aircraft fire as its secondary role. 

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Germany confirms its trust in Oto Melara and chooses the naval gun 127/64 LW Vulcano

The 127/64 Light Weight Vulcano, already mounted on the Italian frigate “Carlo Bergamini” – the first European multipurpose frigate – is playing a leading role also in Parow, Germany, the seat of the Military School of the German Navy, where last 19 September Oto Melara delivered to the German Navy the first naval gun in a large order which already includes a wide range of products and might be further extended and enlarged.

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Oto Melara 76/62mm gun and its ammunition: the story of a success

The 76/62 SR, today in service with 58 Navies worldwide, is a multirole medium caliber naval gun mount, designed for anti-missile and anti-aircraft as main role, and conceived for installation on multipurpose ships of any class and type.

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