U212 Near Future Submarine – The Defense Post

Mar- 2026 -

2 March

Hull of an Italian Navy U212 Near Future Submarine

Fincantieri Lays Keel of First Italian Navy U212 Near Future Submarine

Fincantieri has laid the keel of the initial U212 Near Future Submarine for the Italian Navy at its facility in Muggiano, La Spezia.

Apr- 2025 -

18 April

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Fincantieri, TKMS Join Forces to Offer Submarine to Philippine Navy

Fincantieri and thyssenkrupp have signed an industrial cooperation agreement to offer submarine capabilities to the Philippine Navy.

4 April

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

OCCAR Signs Contract to Upgrade Italian Navy’s Todaro Submarines

OCCAR has signed a contract amendment to upgrade the first batch of U212A Todaro-class submarines of the Italian Navy under the Near Future Submarine program.

Dec- 2024 -

27 December

Business

Inder Singh Bisht

Fincantieri Unveils Advanced Lithium Battery for Future Italian Sub

Fincantieri’s subsidiary Power4Future has completed the final operational testing of its lithium-ion battery system intended for the Italian Navy’s U212 Near Future Submarines.